Quinolizinone derivatives as PI3K inhibitors

ABSTRACT

Disclosed are compounds of formula (I), their tautomeric forms, stereoisomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R 1 -R 4 , and n are as defined in the specification, pharmaceutical compositions including a compound, tautomer, stereoisomer, or salt thereof, and methods of treating or preventing diseases or disorders, for example, cancer, that are amenable to treatment or prevention by inhibiting the PI3K enzyme of a subject.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to quinolizinone derivatives, theirtautomeric forms, their stereoisomers, their pharmaceutically acceptablesalts, combinations with suitable medicament, pharmaceuticalcompositions containing them, methods of making of quinolizinonederivatives, and their use as PI3K inhibitor.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is the U.S. national phase of InternationalApplication No. PCT/IB2015/054958, filed on Jul. 1, 2015, which claimsthe benefit of Indian Provisional Patent Application Number2182/MUM/2014, filed on Jul. 4, 2014, the disclosures of which areincorporated herein by reference in their entireties for all purposes.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Oncogenic cellular transformation and cancer is associated with enhancedPI3K signalling as a result of mutational activation and overexpressionof class I PI3K and genetic or epigenetic inactivation of PTEN (Ali etal., J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 1991, 1922-1932; Cantley et al., Science2002, 296, 1655-1657; Campbell et al., Cancer Res. 2004, 64, 7678-7681;Cully et al., Nat. Rev. Cancer 2006, 6, 184-192; Vogt et al., TrendsBiochem. Sci. 2007, 32, 342-349). Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases(PI3K's), a family of lipid enzymes catalyzes the phosphorylation of the3-OH of the inositol ring. It has a central role in regulating a widerange of cellular processes including metabolism, survival, motility,differentiation and cell activation (Vanhaesebroeck et al., Annu. Rev.Biochem. 2001, 70, 535). Its estimated that PI3K signalling pathway has50-100 downstream effectors in every eukaryotic cell. These lipidenzymes are classified into 3 major classes, I, II & III, based on theirstructure and in vitro substrate specificity (Wymann M. and Pirola L.,Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1998, 1436, 127). These class I PI3K kinasesinclude four isoforms: PI3K α, β, γ and δ. Both PI3K α and PI3K β areknown to be expressed ubiquitously, while PI3K γ and PI3K δ arerestricted mainly to hematopoietic cells (Vanhaesebroeck et al., Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 1997, 94, 4330-4335). The catalytic subunit of thep110α, p110β and p110δ isoforms is constitutively bound to a p85regulatory subunit. It's also important to know that only class Iisoforms phosphorylate inositol lipids to form second messengerphosphoinositides, specifically converting PIP2 to PIP3 in the cellmembrane, which then recruit downstream signaling proteins such asBruton's tyrosin kinase (Btk), phosphatidylinositol-dependent kinase(Pdk), GRP1 and Akt (Vanhaesebroeck et al., Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell. Biol.2010, 11, 329-41; Cantrell et al., J. Cell. Sci. 2001, 114, 1439-45; JuHe et al., J. Lipid Res. 2008, 48, 1807-1815). The activation of PI3Kpathway is not only via RTKs, but also by RAS and GPCR (Irene Brana andLillian L Siu., BMC Medicine 2012, 10, 161). The activation of PI3Kpathway by RAS protein is by direct interaction with p110α, p110γ, andp110δ subunits, while GPCRs can interact with p110β and p110γ subunits(Vanhaesebroeck et al., Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell Biol. 2010, 11, 329-341).

The mode of regulation by upstream signalling also differs among thefour PI3K isoforms. The γ isoform is linked to G protein-coupledreceptors, whereas the PI3K α and PI3K δ isoforms are activated bysignals from receptor tyrosine kinases. However the PI3K β isoform canaccept input from both receptor tyrosine kinases and from Gprotein-coupled receptors (Kang et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2006,103, 1289-94).

PI3K activity is functionally antagonized by phosphatase and tensinhomolog (PTEN), a tumor suppressor gene that encodes a lipid phosphatasethat removes the phosphate from the 3-OH position of3-phosphoinositides, reducing the cellular pool of PI(3,4,5)P3 byconverting it back to PI(4,5)P2 (Liu et al., Nat. Rev. Drug Discov.2009, 8, 627-44). Loss of PTEN expression has been shown to activate thePI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway and also correlates with poor prognosis andthereby reduced survival in human cancer (LoPiccolo et al., Drug Resist.Updat. 2008, 11, 32-50).

PIK3CA mutations are reported in several cancer types, includingglioblastoma multiforme, breast cancer, endometrial cancer, colorectalcancer and hepatocellular carcinoma. PIK3CA mutations are oncogenic perse promoting tumor formation in several preclinical models without othermolecular aberrations (Ikenoue et al., Cancer Res. 2005, 65, 4562-4567;Isakoff et al., Cancer Res. 2005, 65, 10992-11000; Zhao et al., Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2005, 102, 18443-18448). PI3Kα is the mostfrequently found mutated isoform in human cancers. It's reported that inPIK3CA gene, 80% of the mutations are clustered at three hotspots in thep110α gene that encodes the catalytic subunit: two in the helical domain(E542K and E545K) and one in the kinase domain (H1047R) (Zhao et al.,Oncogene 2008, 27, 5486-5496). However these somatic mutations areclustered in two hot spots: exon 9 in the helical domain of p110α arecommon in colorectal cancer, cervical squamous and squamous cell cancerof head and neck and exon 20 in the kinase domain of p110α are common inuterine, breast cancer and ovarian cancers (Janku et al., PLOS One 2011,7, 6).

The non-alpha isoforms of class I PI3K have no cancer-specificmutations, but their differential expression has been observed inseveral cancers. Reported data also suggests involvement of non-alphaisoforms of class I PI3K in solid tumors. Recent studies show thatcertain PTEN-deficient human cancer cell lines are sensitive toinactivation of p110β rather than p110α (Wee et al., Proc. Natl. Acad.Sci. USA 2008, 105, 13057-62; Torbett et al., Biochem. J. 2008, 415,97-110). In vivo studies however suggest that p110δ isoform-specifictargeting may be cytotoxic to B cells with minimal toxicity to otherhematopoietic cell types. To clearly understand the functional role ofp110δ in B cells, forced expression of p110δ was found to enhancetransforming potential in cell lines (Kang et al., Proc. Natl. Acad.Sci. USA 2006, 103, 1289-94). In acute myeloblastic leukemia, p110δisoform is consistently overexpressed and p110δ inhibitors specificallyinterfere with the growth of these leukemic cells, suggesting a role forp110δ in leukemogenesis (Samuels et al., Science 2004, 304, 554;Sujobert et al., Blood 2005, 106, 1063-6). However, P110γ isspecifically overexpressed in human pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasiaand ductal carcinoma, which correlates with increased levels of PIP₃ andphosphorylated Akt (Edling et al., Clin. Cancer Res. 2010, 16,4928-4937; El Haibi et al., Mol. Cancer 2010, 9, 85). Increasedexpression of p110γ is also seen in chronic myeloid leukemia (Hickey andCotter., J. Biol. Chem. 2006, 281, 2441-50; Knobbe et al., Neuropathol.Appl. Neurobiol. 2005, 31, 486-90).

Hence, it is evident that class I PI3Ks are involved in survivalmechanism and progression of many cancer types and therefore is oneamong the most sought after targets in cancer therapeutics. So,targeting PI3K itself or downstream effectors of PI3K is an approachthat has the potential to be of huge therapeutic benefit.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In one aspect, the present invention provides a compound of formula (I),its tautomeric form, its stereoisomer, its pharmaceutically acceptablesalt, its combination with suitable medicament, its pharmaceuticalcomposition and its use as PI3K inhibitor

wherein,R¹ is selected from

wherein,

-   -   R^(1A) is independently selected at each occurrence from        halogen, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, and —NHSO₂CH₃;    -   R^(1B) is independently selected at each occurrence from        hydroxy, alkoxy and —NHSO₂CH₃; or        b) —NH—R^(1a); wherein R^(1a) is selected from

wherein,

-   -   R^(1C) is selected from hydrogen, halogen, and amino; R^(1D) is        selected from halogen and cyano; R^(1E) is selected from        hydrogen and amino; R^(1F) is selected from hydrogen, halogen,        and alkyl;

R² is selected from hydrogen, substituted- or unsubstituted-alkyl,hydroxyalkyl, —OR⁵, —(CH₂)_(m)NR⁶R⁷, and C(═O)—NR⁶R⁷;

R³ is selected from substituted- or unsubstituted aryl, substituted- orunsubstituted cycloalkyl, and substituted- or unsubstitutedcycloalkenyl;

R⁴ is independently selected at each occurrence from halogen,substituted- or unsubstituted-alkyl, substituted- or unsubstituted-aryl,substituted- or unsubstituted-heteroaryl, substituted- orunsubstituted-heterocycle, substituted- or unsubstituted-carbocycle, and—OR⁵;

R⁵ is substituted- or unsubstituted-alkyl;

R⁶ and R⁷ are each independently selected from hydrogen and substituted-or unsubstituted-alkyl;

n is an integer selected from 0, 1, and 2;

m is an integer selected from 1, 2, 3, and 4;

p is an integer selected from 0, 1, and 2; and

q is an integer selected from 0, 1, and 2;

wherein:

when an ‘alkyl’ group is substituted, it is substituted with 1 to 3substituents independently selected from oxo (═O), halogen, nitro,cyano, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl,heterocyclyl, —OR^(8b), —SO₂R^(8a), —C(═O)OR^(8a), —OC(═O)R^(8a),—C(═O)N(H)R⁸, —C(═O)N(alkyl)R⁸, —N(H)C(═O)R^(8a), —N(H)R⁸, and—N(alkyl)R⁸;

when ‘cycloalkyl’, ‘cycloalkenyl’ and ‘carbocycle’ is substituted, eachof them is substituted with 1 to 3 substituents independently selectedfrom oxo (═O), halogen, nitro, cyano, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl,cycloalkenyl, perhaloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, —OR^(8b),—SO₂R^(8a), —C(═O)R^(8a), —C(═O)OR^(8a), —OC(═O)R^(8a), —C(═O)N(H)R⁸,—C(═O)N(alkyl)R⁸, —N(H)C(═O)R^(8a), —N(H)R⁸, and —N(alkyl)R⁸;

when the ‘aryl’ group is substituted, it is substituted with 1 to 3substituents independently selected from halogen, nitro, cyano, hydroxy,alkyl, alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl,aryl, heteroaryl, —O— alkyl, —O-perhaloalkyl, —N(alkyl)alkyl,—N(H)alkyl, —NH₂, —SO₂-alkyl, —SO₂— perhaloalkyl, —N(alkyl)C(═O)alkyl,—N(H)C(═O)alkyl, —C(═O)N(alkyl)alkyl, —C(═O)N(H)alkyl,—C(═O)N(H)cycloalkyl, —C(═O)NH₂, —SO₂N(alkyl)alkyl, —SO₂N(H)alkyl,—SO₂NH₂, —C(═O)OH, and —C(═O)O-alkyl;

when the ‘heteroaryl’ group is substituted, it is substituted with 1 to3 substituents independently selected from halogen, cyano, hydroxy,alkyl, alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl,—O-alkyl, O-perhaloalkyl, —N(alkyl)alkyl, —N(H)alkyl, —NH₂, —SO₂-alkyl,—SO₂-perhaloalkyl, —N(alkyl)C(═O)alkyl, —N(H)C(═O)alkyl,—C(═O)N(alkyl)alkyl, —C(═O)N(H)alkyl, —C(═O)NH₂, —SO₂N(alkyl)alkyl,—SO₂N(H)alkyl, —SO₂NH₂, —C(═O)OH, and —C(═O)O-alkyl;

when the ‘heterocyclyl’ and ‘heterocycle’ is substituted, each of themis substituted either on a ring carbon atom or on a ring hetero atom,and when it is substituted on a ring carbon atom, it is substituted with1 to 3 substituents independently selected from halogen, nitro, cyano,oxo (═O), alkyl, alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl,heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, —SO₂R^(8a), —OR^(8b), —C(═O)OR^(8a),—OC(═O)R^(8a), —C(═O)N(H)R⁸, —C(═O)N(alkyl)R⁸, —N(H)C(═O)R^(8a),—N(H)R⁸, and —N(alkyl)R⁸; and when the heterocyclic group is substitutedon a ring nitrogen, it is substituted with substituents independentlyselected from alkyl, alkenyl, hydroxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,aryl, heteroaryl, —SO₂R^(8a), —C(═O)R^(8c), C(═O)OR^(8a), —C(═O)N(H)R⁸,and —C(═O)N(alkyl)R⁸;

R⁸ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl,cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclyl;

R^(8a) is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl,perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, andheterocyclyl;

R^(8b) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, andheterocyclyl; and

R^(8c) is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, hydroxyalkyl,alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, andheterocyclyl.

In second aspect the invention provides a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising the compound of formula (I) and a pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier.

In third aspect the invention provides a method of treating orpreventing a disorder responsive to the inhibition of PI3K activity in amammal suffering therefrom, comprising administering to the mammal inneed of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compoundof formula (I).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In one aspect, the present invention provides a compound of formula (I),its tautomeric form, its stereoisomer, its pharmaceutically acceptablesalt, its combination with suitable medicament, its pharmaceuticalcomposition and its use as PI3K inhibitor

wherein,R¹ is selected from

wherein,

-   -   R^(1A) is independently selected at each occurrence from        halogen, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, and —NHSO₂CH₃;    -   R^(1B) is independently selected at each occurrence from        hydroxy, alkoxy and —NHSO₂CH₃; or        b) —NH—R^(1a); wherein R^(1a) is selected from

wherein,

-   -   R^(1C) is selected from hydrogen, halogen, and amino; R^(1D) is        selected from halogen and cyano; R^(1E) is selected from        hydrogen and amino; R^(1F) is selected from hydrogen, halogen,        and alkyl;

R² is selected from hydrogen, substituted- or unsubstituted-alkyl,hydroxyalkyl, —OR⁵, —(CH₂)_(m)NR⁶R⁷, and C(═O)—NR⁶R⁷;

R³ is selected from substituted- or unsubstituted aryl, substituted- orunsubstituted cycloalkyl, and substituted- or unsubstitutedcycloalkenyl;

R⁴ is independently selected at each occurrence from halogen,substituted- or unsubstituted-alkyl, substituted- or unsubstituted-aryl,substituted- or unsubstituted-heteroaryl, substituted- orunsubstituted-heterocycle, substituted- or unsubstituted-carbocycle, and—OR⁵;

R⁵ is substituted- or unsubstituted-alkyl;

R⁶ and R⁷ are each independently selected from hydrogen and substituted-or unsubstituted-alkyl;

n is an integer selected from 0, 1, and 2;

m is an integer selected from 1, 2, 3, and 4;

p is an integer selected from 0, 1, and 2; and

q is an integer selected from 0, 1, and 2;

wherein:

when an ‘alkyl’ group is substituted, it is substituted with 1 to 3substituents independently selected from oxo (═O), halogen, nitro,cyano, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl,heterocyclyl, —OR^(8b), —SO₂R^(8a), —C(═O)OR^(8a), —OC(═O)R^(8a),—C(═O)N(H)R⁸, —C(═O)N(alkyl)R⁸, —N(H)C(═O)R^(8a), —N(H)R⁸, and—N(alkyl)R⁸;

when ‘cycloalkyl’, ‘cycloalkenyl’ and ‘carbocycle’ is substituted, eachof them is substituted with 1 to 3 substituents independently selectedfrom oxo (═O), halogen, nitro, cyano, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl,cycloalkenyl, perhaloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, —OR^(8b),—SO₂R^(8a), —C(═O)R^(8a), —C(═O)OR^(8a), —OC(═O)R^(8a), —C(═O)N(H)R⁸,—C(═O)N(alkyl)R⁸, —N(H)C(═O)R^(8a), —N(H)R⁸, and —N(alkyl)R⁸;

when the ‘aryl’ group is substituted, it is substituted with 1 to 3substituents independently selected from halogen, nitro, cyano, hydroxy,alkyl, alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl,aryl, heteroaryl, —O— alkyl, —O-perhaloalkyl, —N(alkyl)alkyl,—N(H)alkyl, —NH₂, —SO₂-alkyl, —SO₂— perhaloalkyl, —N(alkyl)C(═O)alkyl,—N(H)C(═O)alkyl, —C(═O)N(alkyl)alkyl, —C(═O)N(H)alkyl,—C(═O)N(H)cycloalkyl, —C(═O)NH₂, —SO₂N(alkyl)alkyl, —SO₂N(H)alkyl,—SO₂NH₂, —C(═O)OH, and —C(═O)O-alkyl;

when the ‘heteroaryl’ group is substituted, it is substituted with 1 to3 substituents independently selected from halogen, cyano, hydroxy,alkyl, alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl,—O-alkyl, O-perhaloalkyl, —N(alkyl)alkyl, —N(H)alkyl, —NH₂, —SO₂-alkyl,—SO₂-perhaloalkyl, —N(alkyl)C(═O)alkyl, —N(H)C(═O)alkyl,—C(═O)N(alkyl)alkyl, —C(═O)N(H)alkyl, —C(═O)NH₂, —SO₂N(alkyl)alkyl,—SO₂N(H)alkyl, —SO₂NH₂, —C(═O)OH, and —C(═O)O-alkyl;

when the ‘heterocyclyl’ and ‘heterocycle’ is substituted, each of themis substituted either on a ring carbon atom or on a ring hetero atom,and when it is substituted on a ring carbon atom, it is substituted with1 to 3 substituents independently selected from halogen, nitro, cyano,oxo (═O), alkyl, alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl,heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, —SO₂R^(8a), —OR^(8b), —C(═O)OR^(8a),—OC(═O)R^(8a), —C(═O)N(H)R⁸, —C(═O)N(alkyl)R⁸, —N(H)C(═O)R^(8a),—N(H)R⁸, and —N(alkyl)R⁸; and when the heterocyclic group is substitutedon a ring nitrogen, it is substituted with substituents independentlyselected from alkyl, alkenyl, hydroxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,aryl, heteroaryl, —SO₂R^(8a), —C(═O)R^(8c), C(═O)OR^(8a), —C(═O)N(H)R⁸,and —C(═O)N(alkyl)R⁸;

R⁸ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl,cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclyl;

R^(8a) is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl,perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, andheterocyclyl;

R^(8b) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, andheterocyclyl; and

R^(8c) is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, hydroxyalkyl,alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, andheterocyclyl.

In particular embodiments, R¹ is selected from

wherein,

-   -   R^(1A) is independently selected at each occurrence from        halogen, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, and —NHSO₂CH₃;    -   R^(1B) is independently selected at each occurrence from        hydroxy, alkoxy and —NHSO₂CH₃; or        b) —NH—R^(1a); wherein R^(1a) is selected from

wherein,

-   -   R^(1C) is selected from hydrogen, halogen, and amino; R^(1D) is        selected from halogen and cyano; R^(1E) is selected from        hydrogen and amino; R^(1F) is selected from hydrogen, halogen,        and alkyl.        More particularly, R¹ is selected from

ora) —NH—R^(1a); wherein R^(1a) is selected from

In particular embodiments, R² is selected from hydrogen and alkyl. Moreparticularly, R² is selected from hydrogen, methyl and ethyl.

In particular embodiments, R³ is substituted- or unsubstituted aryl.

More particularly, R³ is selected from phenyl, 3-fluorophenyl,4-fluorophenyl, 3,5-difluorophenyl, 3,4-difluorophenyl,3-fluoro-5-methylphenyl, 3-methylphenyl and 3-trifluoromethoxyphenyl.

In particular embodiments, R⁴ is independently selected at eachoccurrence from halogen and alkyl.

More particularly, R⁴ is independently selected at each occurrence fromfluoro and methyl.

In particular embodiments, n is an integer selected from 0 to 2.

In particular embodiments, p is an integer selected from 1 and 2.

In particular embodiments, q is an integer selected from 1 and 2.

In particular embodiments, R¹ is selected from

wherein,

-   -   R^(1A) is independently selected at each occurrence from        halogen, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, and —NHSO₂CH₃;    -   R^(1B) is independently selected at each occurrence from        hydroxy, alkoxy and —NHSO₂CH₃; or        b) —NH—R^(1a); wherein R^(1a) is selected from

wherein,

R^(1C) is selected from hydrogen, halogen, and amino; R^(1D) is selectedfrom halogen and cyano; R^(1E) is selected from hydrogen and amino;R^(1F) is selected from hydrogen, halogen, and alkyl; R² is selectedfrom hydrogen and alkyl; R³ is substituted- or unsubstituted aryl; R⁴ isindependently selected at each occurrence from halogen and alkyl; n isan integer selected from 0 to 2; p is an integer selected from 1 and 2;and q is an integer selected from 1 and 2.

More particularly, R¹ is selected from

orb) —NH—R^(1a); wherein R^(1a) is selected from

R² is selected from hydrogen, methyl and ethyl; R³ is selected fromphenyl, 3-fluorophenyl, 4-fluorophenyl, 3,5-difluorophenyl,3,4-difluorophenyl, 3-fluoro-5-methylphenyl, 3-methylphenyl and3-trifluoromethoxyphenyl; R⁴ is independently selected at eachoccurrence from fluoro and methyl; n is an integer selected from 0 to 2;p is an integer selected from 1 and 2; and q is an integer selected from1 and 2.

The term ‘alkyl’, as used herein, means a straight chain or branchedhydrocarbon containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms. Preferably the alkylchain may contain 1 to 10 carbon atoms. More preferably alkyl chain maycontain up to 6 carbon atoms. Representative examples of alkyl include,but are not limited to, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl,sec-butyl, iso-butyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, andn-hexyl.

The term ‘alkenyl’, as used herein, means an alkyl group containing atleast one double bond.

The terms ‘alkyl’, and ‘alkenyl’ as defined hereinabove may besubstituted with 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from oxo(═O), halogen, nitro, cyano, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, —OR^(8b), —SO₂R^(8a), —C(═O)OR^(8a),—OC(═O)R^(8a), —C(═O)N(H)R⁸, —C(═O)N(alkyl)R⁸, —N(H)C(═O)R^(8a),—N(H)R⁸, and —N(alkyl)R⁸; R⁸ is selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl,and heterocyclyl; R^(8a) is selected from the group consisting of alkyl,alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl,heterocyclyl; and R^(8b) is selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl,heteroaryl, and heterocyclyl.

The term ‘perhaloalkyl’, as used herein, means an alkyl group as definedhereinabove wherein all the hydrogen atoms of the said alkyl group aresubstituted with halogen. The perhaloalkyl group is exemplified bytrifluoromethyl, pentafluoroethyl, and the like.

The term ‘amino’, as used herein, means —NH₂.

The term ‘cycloalkyl’ as used herein, means a monocyclic, bicyclic, ortricyclic non-aromatic ring system containing from 3 to 14 carbon atoms,preferably monocyclic cycloalkyl ring containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms.Examples of monocyclic ring systems include cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl,cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, and cyclooctyl. Bicyclic ringsystems include monocyclic ring system fused across a bond with anothercyclic system which may be an alicyclic ring or an aromatic ring.Bicyclic rings also include spirocyclic systems wherein the second ringgets annulated on a single carbon atom. Bicyclic ring systems are alsoexemplified by a bridged monocyclic ring system in which twonon-adjacent carbon atoms of the monocyclic ring are linked by analkylene bridge. Representative examples of bicyclic ring systemsinclude, but are not limited to, bicyclo[3.1.1]heptane,bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, bicyclo[2.2.2]octane, bicyclo[3.2.2]nonane,bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane, and bicyclo[4.2.1]nonane, bicyclo[3.3.2]decane,bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane, bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane, bicyclo[3.2.0]heptanes,octahydro-1H-indene, spiro[2.5]octane, spiro[4.5]decane,spiro[bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane-2, 1′-cyclopentane],hexahydro-2′H-spiro[cyclopropane-1,1′-pentalene]. Tricyclic ring systemsare the systems wherein the bicyclic systems as described above arefurther annulated with third ring, which may be an alicyclic ring oraromatic ring. Tricyclic ring systems are also exemplified by a bicyclicring system in which two non-adjacent carbon atoms of the bicyclic ringare linked by a bond or an alkylene bridge. Representative examples oftricyclic-ring systems include, but are not limited to,tricyclo[3.3.1.0^(3,7)]nonane, and tricyclo[3.3.1.1^(3,7)]decane(adamantane).

The term ‘cycloalkenyl’, as used herein, means a cycloalkyl groupcontaining at least one double bond.

The term ‘carbocycle’, as used herein, means a cyclic system made up ofcarbon atoms, which includes cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl and aryl.

The ‘cycloalkyl’, ‘cycloalkenyl’ and ‘carbocycle’ as defined hereinabovemay be substituted with 1 to 3 substituents independently selected fromoxo (═O), halogen, nitro, cyano, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl,cycloalkenyl, perhaloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, —OR^(8b),—SO₂R^(8a), —C(═O)R^(8a), —C(═O)OR^(8a), —OC(═O)R^(8a), —C(═O)N(H)R⁸,—C(═O)N(alkyl)R⁸, —N(H)C(═O)R^(8a), —N(H)R⁸, and —N(alkyl)R⁸; R⁸ isselected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl,cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclyl; R^(8a) isselected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, perhaloalkyl,cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl; and R^(8b) isselected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl,perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, andheterocyclyl.

The term ‘aryl’, as used herein, refers to a monovalent monocyclic,bicyclic or tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon ring system. Examples of arylgroups include phenyl, naphthyl, anthracenyl, fluorenyl, indenyl,azulenyl, and the like. Aryl group also include partially saturatedbicyclic and tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, e.g.,tetrahydro-naphthalene.

The ‘aryl’ as defined hereinabove may be substituted with 1 to 3substituents selected from halogen, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, alkyl,alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl, aryl,heteroaryl, —O-alkyl, —O— perhaloalkyl, —N(alkyl)alkyl, —N(H)alkyl,—NH₂, —SO₂-alkyl, —SO₂-perhaloalkyl, —N(alkyl)C(═O)alkyl,—N(H)C(═O)alkyl, —C(═O)N(alkyl)alkyl, —C(═O)N(H)alkyl,—C(═O)N(H)cycloalkyl, —C(═O)NH₂, —SO₂N(alkyl)alkyl, —SO₂N(H)alkyl,—SO₂NH₂, —C(═O)OH, and —C(═O)O-alkyl.

The term ‘heteroaryl’, as used herein, refers to a 5-14 memberedmonocyclic, bicyclic, or tricyclic ring system having 1-4 ringheteroatoms selected from O, N, or S, and the remainder ring atoms beingcarbon (with appropriate hydrogen atoms unless otherwise indicated),wherein at least one ring in the ring system is aromatic. Heteroarylgroups may be optionally substituted with one or more substituents. Inone embodiment, 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 atoms of each ring of a heteroarylgroup may be substituted by a substituent. Examples of heteroaryl groupsinclude, but not limited to, pyridyl, 1-oxo-pyridyl, furanyl, thienyl,pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, imidazolyl, thiazolyl, isoxazolyl,quinolinyl, pyrazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl,pyrazinyl, triazinyl, triazolyl, thiadiazolyl, isoquinolinyl,benzoxazolyl, benzofuranyl, indolizinyl, imidazopyridyl, tetrazolyl,benzimidazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzothiadiazolyl, benzoxadiazolyl,indolyl, azaindolyl, imidazopyridyl, quinazolinyl, purinyl, pyrrolo[2,3]pyrimidinyl, pyrazolo[3,4]pyrimidinyl, and benzo(b)thienyl,2,3-thiadiazolyl, 1H-pyrazolo[5,1-c]-1,2,4-triazolyl,pyrrolo[3,4-d]-1,2,3-triazolyl, cyclopentatriazolyl,3H-pyrrolo[3,4-c]isoxazolyl, 2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxin-6-yl,2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxin-5-yl, 2,3-dihydro-benzofuran-5-yl,2,3-dihydro-benzofuran-4-yl, 2,3-dihydro-benzofuran-6-yl,2,3-dihydro-benzofuran-6-yl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-5-yl,2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-4-yl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-6-yl,2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-7-yl, benzo[1,3]dioxol-4-yl, benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yl,1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolinyl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolinyl,2,3-dihydrobenzothien-4-yl, 2-oxoindolin-5-yl and the like.

The term ‘heteroaryl’ as defined hereinabove may be optionallysubstituted with 1 to 4 substituents selected from halogen, nitro,cyano, hydroxy, alkyl, alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,heterocyclyl, —O-alkyl, O-perhaloalkyl, —N(alkyl)alkyl, —N(H)alkyl,—NH₂, —SO₂-alkyl, —SO₂-perhaloalkyl, —N(alkyl)C(═O)alkyl,—N(H)C(═O)alkyl, —C(═O)N(alkyl)alkyl, —C(═O)N(H)alkyl, —C(═O)NH₂,—SO₂N(alkyl)alkyl, —SO₂N(H)alkyl, —SO₂NH₂, —C(═O)OH, and —C(═O)O-alkyl.

The term ‘heterocycle’ or ‘heterocyclic’ as used herein, means a‘cycloalkyl’ group wherein one or more of the carbon atoms replaced byheteroatom selected from N, S and O. The heterocycle may be connected tothe parent molecular moiety through any carbon atom or any nitrogen atomcontained within the heterocycle. Representative examples of monocyclicheterocycle include, but are not limited to, azetidinyl, azepanyl,aziridinyl, diazepanyl, 1,3-dioxanyl, 1,3-dioxolanyl, 1,3-dithiolanyl,1,3-dithianyl, imidazolinyl, imidazolidinyl, isothiazolinyl,isothiazolidinyl, isoxazolinyl, isoxazolidinyl, morpholinyl,oxadiazolinyl, oxadiazolidinyl, oxazolinyl, oxazolidinyl, piperazinyl,piperidinyl, pyranyl, pyrazolinyl, pyrazolidinyl, pyrrolinyl,pyrrolidinyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydrothienyl, thiadiazolinyl,thiadiazolidinyl, thiazolinyl, thiazolidinyl, thiomorpholinyl,1.1-dioxidothiomorpholinyl (thiomorpholine sulfone), thiopyranyl, andtrithianyl. Representative examples of bicyclic heterocycle include, butare not limited to, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-2-yl,1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolin-1-yl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl, 1,3-benzodithiolyl,2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxinyl, 2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuranyl,2,3-dihydro-1-benzothienyl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-indolyl, and1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolinyl. The term heterocycle also includes bridgedand spiro heterocyclic systems such as azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane,azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane, 8-oxa-3-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl,3-oxa-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-8-yl,6-oxa-3-azabicyclo[3.1.1]heptan-3-yl, 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-8-yl,3-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl, 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-3-yl,6-azaspiro[2.5]octan-6-yl, 5-azaspiro[2.5]octan-5-yl,4-azaspiro[2.4]heptan-4-yl, and the like. The ‘heterocycle’ as definedhereinabove, wherein the ring carbon may be optionally substituted with1 to 3 substituents selected from halogen, nitro, cyano, oxo (═O),alkyl, alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl,heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, —SO₂R^(8a), —OR^(8b), —C(═O)OR^(8a),—OC(═O)R^(8a), —C(═O)N(H)R⁸, —C(═O)N(alkyl)R⁸, —N(H)C(═O)R^(8a),—N(H)R⁸, and —N(alkyl)R⁸; R⁸ is selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl,and heterocyclyl; R^(8a) is selected from the group consisting of alkyl,alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl,heterocyclyl; and R^(8b) is selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl,heteroaryl, and heterocyclyl.

The term ‘heterocycle’ as defined hereinabove, wherein the ring nitrogenmay be optionally substituted with a substituent selected from alkyl,alkenyl, hydroxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl,—SO₂R^(8a), —C(═O)R^(8c), C(═O)OR^(8a), —C(═O)N(H)R⁸, —C(═O)N(alkyl)R⁸;R⁸ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl,cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclyl; R^(8a) isselected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkenyl, perhaloalkyl,cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl; R^(8c) isselected from the group consisting of alkyl, hydroxylalkyl, alkenyl,perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl.

The term ‘oxo’ means a divalent oxygen (═O) attached to the parentgroup. For example oxo attached to carbon forms a carbonyl, oxosubstituted on cyclohexane forms a cyclohexanone, and the like.

The term ‘annulated’ means the ring system under consideration is eitherannulated with another ring at a carbon atom of the cyclic system oracross a bond of the cyclic system as in the case of fused or spiro ringsystems.

The term ‘bridged’ means the ring system under consideration contain analkylene bridge having 1 to 4 methylene units joining two non-adjacentring atoms.

Whenever a range of the number of atoms in a structure is indicated(e.g., a C₁ to C₂₀ alkyl, C₂ to C₂₀ alkenyl etc.), it is specificallycontemplated that any sub-range or individual number of carbon atomsfalling within the indicated range also can be used. Thus, for instance,the recitation of a range of 1-6 carbon atoms (e.g., C₁ to C₆), 2-6carbon atoms (e.g., C₂ to C₆), 3-6 carbon atoms (e.g., C₃ to C₆), asused with respect to any chemical group (e.g., alkyl, alkenyl, etc.)referenced herein encompasses and specifically describes 1, 2, 3,4, 5,and/or 6 carbon atoms, as appropriate, as well as any sub-range thereof(e.g., 1-2 carbon atoms, 1-3 carbon atoms, 1-4 carbon atoms, 1-5 carbonatoms, 1-6 carbon atoms, 2-3 carbon atoms, 2-4 carbon atoms, 2-5 carbonatoms, 2-6 carbon atoms, 3-4 carbon atoms, 3-5 carbon atoms, 3-6 carbonatoms, 4-5 carbon atoms, 4-6 carbon atoms as appropriate).

In accordance with an embodiment, the invention provides a compound, itsstereoisomers, racemates, and pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereofas described hereinabove wherein the compound of general formula (I) isselected from:

-   2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   4-Amino-6-((1-(4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   4-Amino-6-((1-(3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   4-Amino-6-((1-(6-methyl-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   2-(1-((2-Amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   2-(1-((2-Fluoro-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   4-Amino-6-((1-(3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   2-(1-((2-Amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   2-(1-((2-Amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   4-Amino-6-((1-(3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   4-Amino-6-((1-(3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   2-Amino-4-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   2-Amino-4-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-6-methylpyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-6-methyl-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   (S)-2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   (S)-2-amino-4-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   (S)-2-amino-4-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-6-methylpyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   (S)-4-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   (S)-4-amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluoro-5-methylphenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   (S)-2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluoro-5-methylphenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   (S)-4-amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-(m-tolyl)-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   (S)-2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-(m-tolyl)-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)-amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   (S)-2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   (S)-4-amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   (S)-2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)-phenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   (S)-4-amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   (S)-2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   (S)-2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   (S)-2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   (S)-7-fluoro-2-(1-((5-fluoro-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)propyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)propyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)propyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)propyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)propyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)propyl)-7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)propyl)-7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   (S)-4-amino-6-((1-(3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-7-fluoro-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   (S)-2,4-diamino-6-((1-(3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-7-fluoro-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   (S)-2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-7-fluoro-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   (S)-2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-7-fluoro-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   (S)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-2-(1-(thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-ylamino)ethyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   (S)-2-amino-4-chloro-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;-   (S)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-2-(1-(pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4-ylamino)ethyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   2-((4-Amino-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)methyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   2-((6-Amino-9H-purin-9-yl)methyl)-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   2-(1-(4-Amino-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   N-(3-(4-amino-1-(1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-5-fluorophenyl)methanesulfonamide;-   2-(1-(4-amino-3-(3-fluoro-5-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   2-(1-(4-amino-3-(3-fluoro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   2-(1-(4-amino-3-(4-fluoro-3-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   2-(1-(4-amino-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   2-(1-(4-amino-5-(3-fluoro-5-hydroxyphenyl)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   2-(1-(4-amino-3-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   2-(1-(4-amino-3-(2-oxoindolin-5-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   (S)-2-(1-(4-amino-3-(6-hydroxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;-   N-(5-(4-amino-1-(1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-2-methoxypyridin-3-yl)methanesulfonamide;-   (S)—N-(5-(4-amino-1-(1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-2-hydroxypyridin-3-yl)methanesulfonamide;    and-   2-(1-(4-amino-3-(3-fluoro-5-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one.

According to a feature of the present invention, the compound of generalformula I where all the symbols are defined earlier, can be prepared bymethods given in schemes 1, and 2 and the examples. Representativeprocedures are shown in, but not limited to, these schemes or examples.

The compounds of formula (I), wherein R¹ is —NH—R^(1a) and R²—R⁴ are asdefined herein above, can be prepared by the following proceduredepicted in Scheme 1.

The pyridine carboxyaldehyde compound of formula (2) undergoes Wittigreaction with phosphate compound (3) to give compound of formula (4)which undergoes cyclization with suitable reagent such as p-TSA, PPA togive quinolizin-4-one compound of formula (6). The compound of formula(4) may also undergo hydrolysis with basic condition such as NaOH, KOHetc. to give compound (5). Cyclization of compound (5) withEDC.HCl/HOBt/NEt₃ or HATU/DIPEA gives the quinolizine-4-one compound(6). Bromination of quinolizin-4-one (6) with NBS gives compound (7)which undergoes Suzuki coupling with boronic acid (8) to give compoundof formula (9). The compound (9) reacts with sulfinamide to form iminewhich undergoes reductive amination with NaBH₄ followed by hydrolysiswith hydrochloric acid to give compound of formula (10). The compound(10) couples with the compound (11) to give compound of formula (I).

The compounds of formula (I), wherein R¹ is not —NH—R^(1a) and R²-R⁴,are as defined herein above, can be prepared by the following proceduredepicted in Scheme 2.

The compound of formula (9) undergoes hydrolysis with basic conditionsuch as NaOH, KOH etc. to give compound (12). The compound of formula(12) reacts with CDI/NaBH₄ to form compound of formula (13). Thecompound of formula (9) undergoes reduction to form compound of formula(14). The compound of formula 13 or 14 reacts with methanesulfonylchloride to form mesylate which couples with compound of formula (15) inheating condition to give the compound of formula (I). Alternatively,compound of formula 14 reacts with PPh₃/DIAD and compound (16) inheating condition to give the compound of formula (17) which undergoesSuzuki coupling with compound of formula (18) to give the compound offormula (I).

The intermediates and the compounds of the present invention can beobtained in a pure form in any manner known per se, for example, bydistilling off the solvent in vacuum and/or re-crystallizing the residueobtained from a suitable solvent, such as pentane, diethyl ether,isopropyl ether, chloroform, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, acetone ortheir combinations or subjecting it to one of the purification methods,such as column chromatography (e.g. flash chromatography) on a suitablesupport material such as alumina or silica gel using an eluent such asdichloromethane, ethyl acetate, hexane, methanol, acetone and theircombinations. Preparative LC-MS method can also be used for thepurification of molecules described herein.

Unless otherwise stated, work-up includes distribution of the reactionmixture between the organic and aqueous phase indicated withinparentheses, separation of layers and drying the organic layer oversodium sulphate, filtration and evaporation of the solvent.Purification, unless otherwise mentioned, includes purification bysilica gel chromatographic techniques, generally using a mobile phasewith suitable polarity.

Salts of compound of formula I can be obtained by dissolving thecompound in a suitable solvent, for example in a chlorinatedhydrocarbon, such as methyl chloride or chloroform or a low molecularweight aliphatic alcohol, for example, ethanol or isopropanol, which wasthen treated with the desired acid or base as described in Berge S. M.et al., “Pharmaceutical Salts, a review article in Journal ofPharmaceutical sciences volume 66, page 1-19 (1977)” and in “Handbook ofPharmaceutical Salts—Properties, Selection, and Use,” by P. H. EinrichStahland Camille G. wermuth, Wiley-VCH (2002). Lists of suitable saltscan also be found in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 18th ed., MackPublishing Company, Easton, Pa., 1990, p. 1445, and Journal ofPharmaceutical Science, 66, 2-19 (1977). For example, the salt can be ofan alkali metal (e.g., sodium or potassium), alkaline earth metal (e.g.,calcium), or ammonium.

The compounds of the invention or a composition thereof can potentiallybe administered as a pharmaceutically acceptable acid-addition, baseneutralized or addition salt, formed by reaction with inorganic acids,such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, perchloric acid, nitricacid, thiocyanic acid, sulfuric acid, and phosphoric acid, and organicacids such as formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, glycolic acid,lactic acid, pyruvic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid,maleic acid, and fumaric acid, or by reaction with an inorganic base,such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide. The conversion to a saltis accomplished by treatment of the base compound with at least astoichiometric amount of an appropriate acid. Typically, the free baseis dissolved in an inert organic solvent such as diethyl ether, ethylacetate, chloroform, ethanol, methanol, and the like, and the acid isadded in a similar solvent. The mixture is maintained at a suitabletemperature (e.g., between 0° C. and 50° C.). The resulting saltprecipitates spontaneously or can be brought out of solution with a lesspolar solvent.

The stereoisomers of the compounds of formula I of the present inventionmay be prepared by stereospecific syntheses or resolution of racemiccompound using an optically active amine, acid or complex forming agent,and separating the diastereomeric salt/complex by fractionalcrystallization or by column chromatography.

The compounds of formula I of the present invention can exist intautomeric forms, such as keto-enol tautomers. Such tautomeric forms arecontemplated as an aspect of the present invention and such tautomersmay be in equilibrium or predominant in one of the forms.

Thus the present invention further provides a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising compounds of the general formula (I) as defined above, itstautomeric form, its stereoisomer, or its pharmaceutically acceptablesalt, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Thus the present invention further provides a pharmaceuticalcomposition, containing the compounds of the general formula (I) asdefined above, its tautomeric forms, its stereoisomers, and itspharmaceutically acceptable salts in combination with the usualpharmaceutically acceptable carriers, diluents, excipients, and thelike.

The pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient is preferably onethat is chemically inert to the compound of the invention and one thathas no detrimental side effects or toxicity under the conditions of use.Such pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients include saline(e.g., 0.9% saline), Cremophor EL® (which is a derivative of castor oiland ethylene oxide available from Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, Mo.)(e.g., 5% Cremophor EL/5% ethanol/90% saline, 10% Cremophor EL/90%saline, or 50% Cremophor EL/50% ethanol), propylene glycol (e.g., 40%propylene glycol/10% ethanol/50% water), polyethylene glycol (e.g., 40%PEG 400/60% saline), and alcohol (e.g., 40% ethanol/60% water). Apreferred pharmaceutical carrier is polyethylene glycol, such as PEG400, and particularly a composition comprising 40% PEG 400 and 60% wateror saline. The choice of carrier will be determined in part by theparticular compound chosen, as well as by the particular method used toadminister the composition. Accordingly, there is a wide variety ofsuitable formulations of the pharmaceutical composition of the presentinvention.

The following formulations for oral, aerosol, parenteral, subcutaneous,intravenous, intraarterial, intramuscular, intrathecal, intraperitoneal,rectal, and vaginal administration are merely exemplary and are in noway limiting.

The pharmaceutical compositions can be administered parenterally, e.g.,intravenously, intraarterially, subcutaneously, intradermally,intrathecally, or intramuscularly. Thus, the invention providescompositions for parenteral administration that comprise a solution ofthe compound of the invention dissolved or suspended in an acceptablecarrier suitable for parenteral administration, including aqueous andnon-aqueous, isotonic sterile injection solutions.

Overall, the requirements for effective pharmaceutical carriers forparenteral compositions are well known to those of ordinary skill in theart. See Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice, J.B. Lippincott Company,Philadelphia, Pa., Banker and Chalmers, eds., pages 238-250 (1982), andASHP Handbook on Injectable Drugs, Toissel, 4th ed., pages 622-630(1986). Such compositions include solutions containing anti-oxidants,buffers, bacteriostats, and solutes that render the formulation isotonicwith the blood of the intended recipient, and aqueous and non-aqueoussterile suspensions that can include suspending agents, solubilizers,thickening agents, stabilizers, and preservatives. The compound can beadministered in a physiologically acceptable diluent in a pharmaceuticalcarrier, such as a sterile liquid or mixture of liquids, includingwater, saline, aqueous dextrose and related sugar solutions, an alcohol,such as ethanol, isopropanol (for example in topical applications), orhexadecyl alcohol, glycols, such as propylene glycol or polyethyleneglycol, dimethylsulfoxide, glycerol ketals, such as2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-methanol, ethers, such aspoly(ethyleneglycol) 400, an oil, a fatty acid, a fatty acid ester orglyceride, or an acetylated fatty acid glyceride, with or without theaddition of a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant, such as a soap ora detergent, suspending agent, such as pectin, carbomers,methylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, orcarboxymethylcellulose, or emulsifying agents and other pharmaceuticaladjuvants.

Oils useful in parenteral formulations include petroleum, animal,vegetable, and synthetic oils. Specific examples of oils useful in suchformulations include peanut, soybean, sesame, cottonseed, corn, olive,petrolatum, and mineral oil. Suitable fatty acids for use in parenteralformulations include oleic acid, stearic acid, and isostearic acid.Ethyl oleate and isopropyl myristate are examples of suitable fatty acidesters.

Suitable soaps for use in parenteral formulations include fatty alkalimetal, ammonium, and triethanolamine salts, and suitable detergentsinclude (a) cationic detergents such as, for example, dimethyl dialkylammonium halides, and alkyl pyridinium halides, (b) anionic detergentssuch as, for example, alkyl, aryl, and olefin sulfonates, alkyl, olefin,ether, and monoglyceride sulfates, and sulfosuccinates, (c) nonionicdetergents such as, for example, fatty amine oxides, fatty acidalkanolamides, and polyoxyethylene polypropylene copolymers, (d)amphoteric detergents such as, for example, alkyl-β-aminopropionates,and 2-alkyl-imidazoline quaternary ammonium salts, and (e) mixturesthereof.

The parenteral formulations typically will contain from about 0.5% orless to about 25% or more by weight of a compound of the invention insolution. Preservatives and buffers can be used. In order to minimize oreliminate irritation at the site of injection, such compositions cancontain one or more nonionic surfactants having a hydrophile-lipophilebalance (HLB) of from about 12 to about 17. The quantity of surfactantin such formulations will typically range from about 5% to about 15% byweight. Suitable surfactants include polyethylene sorbitan fatty acidesters, such as sorbitan monooleate and the high molecular weightadducts of ethylene oxide with a hydrophobic base, formed by thecondensation of propylene oxide with propylene glycol. The parenteralformulations can be presented in unit-dose or multi-dose sealedcontainers, such as ampoules and vials, and can be stored in afreeze-dried (lyophilized) condition requiring only the addition of thesterile liquid excipient, for example, water, for injections,immediately prior to use. Extemporaneous injection solutions andsuspensions can be prepared from sterile powders, granules, and tablets.

Topical formulations, including those that are useful for transdermaldrug release, are well known to those of skill in the art and aresuitable in the context of the present invention for application toskin.

Formulations suitable for oral administration can consist of (a) liquidsolutions, such as an effective amount of a compound of the inventiondissolved in diluents, such as water, saline, or orange juice; (b)capsules, sachets, tablets, lozenges, and troches, each containing apre-determined amount of the compound of the invention, as solids orgranules; (c) powders; (d) suspensions in an appropriate liquid; and (e)suitable emulsions. Liquid formulations can include diluents, such aswater and alcohols, for example, ethanol, benzyl alcohol, and thepolyethylene alcohols, either with or without the addition of apharmaceutically acceptable surfactant, suspending agent, or emulsifyingagent. Capsule forms can be of the ordinary hard- or soft-shelledgelatin type containing, for example, surfactants, lubricants, and inertfillers, such as lactose, sucrose, calcium phosphate, and cornstarch.Tablet forms can include one or more of lactose, sucrose, mannitol, cornstarch, potato starch, alginic acid, microcrystalline cellulose, acacia,gelatin, guar gum, colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium,talc, magnesium stearate, calcium stearate, zinc stearate, stearic acid,and other excipients, colorants, diluents, buffering agents,disintegrating agents, moistening agents, preservatives, flavoringagents, and pharmacologically compatible excipients. Lozenge forms cancomprise the compound ingredient in a flavor, usually sucrose and acaciaor tragacanth, as well as pastilles comprising a compound of theinvention in an inert base, such as gelatin and glycerin, or sucrose andacacia, emulsions, gels, and the like containing, in addition to thecompound of the invention, such excipients as are known in the art.

A compound of the present invention, alone or in combination with othersuitable components, can be made into aerosol formulations to beadministered via inhalation. A compound or epimer of the invention ispreferably supplied in finely divided form along with a surfactant andpropellant. Typical percentages of the compounds of the invention can beabout 0.01% to about 20% by weight, preferably about 1% to about 10% byweight. The surfactant must, of course, be nontoxic, and preferablysoluble in the propellant. Representative of such surfactants are theesters or partial esters of fatty acids containing from 6 to 22 carbonatoms, such as caproic, octanoic, lauric, palmitic, stearic, linoleic,linolenic, olesteric and oleic acids with an aliphatic polyhydricalcohol or its cyclic anhydride. Mixed esters, such as mixed or naturalglycerides can be employed. The surfactant can constitute from about0.1% to about 20% by weight of the composition, preferably from about0.25% to about 5%. The balance of the composition is ordinarilypropellant. A carrier can also be included as desired, e.g., lecithin,for intranasal delivery. These aerosol formulations can be placed intoacceptable pressurized propellants, such as dichlorodifluoromethane,propane, nitrogen, and the like. They also can be formulated aspharmaceuticals for non-pressured preparations, such as in a nebulizeror an atomizer. Such spray formulations can be used to spray mucosa.

Additionally, the compounds of the invention can be made intosuppositories by mixing with a variety of bases, such as emulsifyingbases or water-soluble bases. Formulations suitable for vaginaladministration can be presented as pessaries, tampons, creams, gels,pastes, foams, or spray formulas containing, in addition to the compoundingredient, such carriers as are known in the art to be appropriate.

The concentration of the compound in the pharmaceutical formulations canvary, e.g., from less than about 1% to about 10%, to as much as about20% to about 50% or more by weight, and can be selected primarily byfluid volumes, and viscosities, in accordance with the particular modeof administration selected.

For example, a typical pharmaceutical composition for intravenousinfusion could be made up to contain 250 ml of sterile Ringer'ssolution, and 100 mg of at least one compound of the invention. Actualmethods for preparing parenterally administrable compounds of theinvention will be known or apparent to those skilled in the art and aredescribed in more detail in, for example, Remington's PharmaceuticalScience (17th ed., Mack Publishing Company, Easton, Pa., 1985).

It will be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art that, inaddition to the afore described pharmaceutical compositions, thecompound of the invention can be formulated as inclusion complexes, suchas cyclodextrin inclusion complexes, or liposomes. Liposomes can serveto target a compound of the invention to a particular tissue, such aslymphoid tissue or cancerous hepatic cells. Liposomes can also be usedto increase the half-life of a compound of the invention. Many methodsare available for preparing liposomes, as described in, for example,Szoka et al., Ann. Rev. Biophys. Bioeng., 9, 467 (1980) and U.S. Pat.Nos. 4,235,871, 4,501,728, 4,837,028, and 5,019,369.

The compounds of the invention can be administered in a dose sufficientto treat the disease, condition or disorder. Such doses are known in theart (see, for example, the Physicians' Desk Reference (2004)). Thecompounds can be administered using techniques such as those describedin, for example, Wasserman et al., Cancer, 36, pp. 1258-1268 (1975) andPhysicians' Desk Reference, 58th ed., Thomson P D R (2004).

Suitable doses and dosage regimens can be determined by conventionalrange-finding techniques known to those of ordinary skill in the art.Generally, treatment is initiated with smaller dosages that are lessthan the optimum dose of the compound of the present invention.Thereafter, the dosage is increased by small increments until theoptimum effect under the circumstances is reached. The present methodcan involve the administration of about 0.1 μg to about 50 mg of atleast one compound of the invention per kg body weight of theindividual. For a 70 kg patient, dosages of from about 10 μg to about200 mg of the compound of the invention would be more commonly used,depending on a patient's physiological response.

By way of example and not intending to limit the invention, the dose ofthe pharmaceutically active agent(s) described herein for methods oftreating or preventing a disease or condition as described above can beabout 0.001 to about 1 mg/kg body weight of the subject per day, forexample, about 0.001 mg, 0.002 mg, 0.005 mg, 0.010 mg, 0.015 mg, 0.020mg, 0.025 mg, 0.050 mg, 0.075 mg, 0.1 mg, 0.15 mg, 0.2 mg, 0.25 mg, 0.5mg, 0.75 mg, or 1 mg/kg body weight per day. The dose of thepharmaceutically active agent(s) described herein for the describedmethods can be about 1 to about 1000 mg/kg body weight of the subjectbeing treated per day, for example, about 1 mg, 2 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, 15mg, 0.020 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, 75 mg, 100 mg, 150 mg, 200 mg, 250 mg, 500mg, 750 mg, or 1000 mg/kg body weight per day.

Another aspect of the present invention is provision of a method oftreatment or prevention of a disorder responsive to the inhibition ofPI3K activity in a mammal suffering therefrom, comprising administeringto the mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effectiveamount of a compound of formula I.

Another aspect of the present invention is provision of a method oftreating or preventing a disorder responsive to the inhibition of PI3Kactivity in a mammal suffering therefrom, comprising administering tothe mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amountof a compound of formula I, its tautomeric form, its stereoisomer, orits pharmaceutically acceptable salt.

A compound formula (I), its tautomeric form, its stereoisomer, or itspharmaceutically acceptable salt, for use in treating or preventing adisorder responsive to the inhibition of PI3K activity in a mammalsuffering therefrom.

A compound formula (I), its tautomeric form, its stereoisomer, or itspharmaceutically acceptable salt, for use in treating or preventing adisorder responsive to the inhibition of PI3K activity in a mammalsuffering therefrom, wherein said disorder is cancer, inflammatorydisorders or an auto-immune disorders.

PI3K inhibitors reported herein can be used for the treatment ofdiseases and/or disorders that include but are not limited to cancer,inflammatory disorders or auto-immune disorders. PI3K inhibitorsmentioned herein can be used as single agents and/or in combination withother chemotherapeutic agents.

Cancers that can be treated and/or prevented with PI3K inhibitorsinclude but are not, limited to acute myeloid leukemia, thymus, brain,lung, squamous cell, skin, eye, retinoblastoma, intraocular melanoma,oral cavity and oropharyngeal, bladder, gastric, stomach, pancreatic,bladder, breast, cervical, head, neck, renal, kidney, liver, ovarian,prostate, colorectal, esophageal, testicular, gynecological, thyroid,CNS, PNS, AIDS-related (e.g. Lymphoma and Kaposi's Sarcoma) orviral-induced cancer. In some embodiments, said method relates to thetreatment of a non-cancerous hyperproliferative disorder such as benignhyperplasia of the skin (e. g., psoriasis), restenosis, or prostate(e.g., benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)).

In some embodiments, the disclosure provides to a method of treating ahyperproliferative disorder in a subject that comprises administering tosaid subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound, or apharmaceutically acceptable form (e.g., pharmaceutically acceptablesalts, hydrates, solvates, isomers, prodrugs, and isotopically labeledderivatives) thereof, or pharmaceutical compositions as provided herein.In some embodiments, said method relates to the treatment of cancer suchas acute myeloid leukemia, thymus, brain, lung, squamous cell, skin,eye, retinoblastoma, intraocular melanoma, oral cavity andoropharyngeal, bladder, gastric, stomach, pancreatic, bladder, breast,cervical, head, neck, renal, kidney, liver, ovarian, prostate,colorectal, esophageal, testicular, gynecological, thyroid, CNS, PNS,AIDS-related (e.g., Lymphoma and Kaposi's Sarcoma) or viral-inducedcancer. In some embodiments, said method relates to the treatment of anon-cancerous hyperproliferative disorder such as benign hyperplasia ofthe skin (e. g., psoriasis), restenosis, or prostate (e. g., benignprostatic hypertrophy (BPH)).

Patients that can be treated with compounds, or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable form (e.g., pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates,solvates, isomers, prodrugs, and isotopically labeled derivatives)thereof, or pharmaceutical compositions as provided herein, according tothe methods as provided herein include, for example, but not limited to,patients that have been diagnosed as having psoriasis; restenosis;atherosclerosis; BPH; breast cancer such as a ductal carcinoma in ducttissue in a mammary gland, medullary carcinomas, colloid carcinomas,tubular carcinomas, and inflammatory breast cancer; ovarian cancer,including epithelial ovarian tumors such as adenocarcinoma in the ovaryand an adenocarcinoma that has migrated from the ovary into theabdominal cavity; uterine cancer; cervical cancer such as adenocarcinomain the cervix epithelial including squamous cell carcinoma andadenocarcinomas; prostate cancer, such as a prostate cancer selectedfrom the following: an adenocarcinoma or an adenocarinoma that hasmigrated to the bone; pancreatic cancer such as epitheliod carcinoma inthe pancreatic duct tissue and an adenocarcinoma in a pancreatic duct;bladder cancer such as a transitional cell carcinoma in urinary bladder,urothelial carcinomas (transitional cell carcinomas), tumors in theurothelial cells that line the bladder, squamous cell carcinomas,adenocarcinomas, and small cell cancers; leukemia such as acute myeloidleukemia (AML), acute lymphocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocyticleukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, hairy cell leukemia, myelodysplasia,myeloproliferative disorders, NK cell leukemia (e.g., blasticplasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm), acute myelogenous leukemia (AML),chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), mastocytosis, chronic lymphocyticleukemia (CLL), multiple myeloma (MM), and myelodysplasia syndrome(MDS); bone cancer; lung cancer such as non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC), which is divided into squamous cell carcinomas,adenocarcinomas, and large cell undifferentiated carcinomas, and smallcell lung cancer; skin cancer such as basal cell carcinoma, melanoma,squamous cell carcinoma and actinic keratosis, which is a skin conditionthat sometimes develops into squamous cell carcinoma; eyeretinoblastoma; cutaneous or intraocular (eye) melanoma; primary livercancer (cancer that begins in the liver); kidney cancer; thyroid cancersuch as papillary, follicular, medullary and anaplastic; lymphoma suchas diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, B-cell immunoblastic lymphoma, NK celllymphoma (e.g., blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm), and smallnon-cleaved cell lymphoma; Kaposi's Sarcoma; viral-induced cancersincluding hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), andhepatocellular carcinoma; human lymphotropic virus-type 1 (HTLV-1) andadult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma; and human papilloma virus (HPV) andcervical cancer; central nervous system cancers (CNS) such as primarybrain tumor, which includes gliomas (astrocytoma, anaplasticastrocytoma, or glioblastoma multiforme), Oligodendroglioma, Ependymoma,Meningioma, Lymphoma, Schwannoma, and Medulloblastoma; peripheralnervous system (PNS) cancers such as acoustic neuromas and malignantperipheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) including neurofibromas andschwannomas, malignant fibrous cytoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma,malignant meningioma, malignant mesothelioma, and malignant mixedMiillerian tumor; oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer such as,hypopharyngeal cancer, laryngeal cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, andoropharyngeal cancer; stomach cancer such as lymphomas, gastric stromaltumors, and carcinoid tumors; testicular cancer such as germ cell tumors(GCTs), which include seminomas and nonseminomas, and gonadal stromaltumors, which include Leydig cell tumors and Sertoli cell tumors; thymuscancer such as to thymomas, thymic carcinomas, Hodgkin disease,non-Hodgkin lymphomas carcinoids or carcinoid tumors; rectal cancer; andcolon cancer.

Exemplary inflammatory conditions include, but are not limited to,inflammation associated with acne, anemia (e.g., aplastic anemia,haemolytic autoimmune anaemia), asthma, arteritis (e.g., polyarteritis,temporal arteritis, periarteritis nodosa, Takayasu's arteritis),arthritis (e.g., crystalline arthritis, osteoarthritis, psoriaticarthritis, gout flare, gouty arthritis, reactive arthritis, rheumatoidarthritis and Reiter's arthritis), ankylosing spondylitis, amylosis,amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, autoimmune diseases, allergies orallergic reactions, atherosclerosis, bronchitis, bursitis, chronicprostatitis, conjunctivitis, Chagas disease, chronic obstructivepulmonary disease, cermatomyositis, diverticulitis, diabetes (e.g., typeI diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus), a skin condition (e.g.,psoriasis, eczema, burns, dermatitis, pruritus (itch)), endometriosis,Guillain-Barre syndrome, infection, ischaemic heart disease, Kawasakidisease, glomerulonephritis, gingivitis, hypersensitivity, headaches(e.g., migraine headaches, tension headaches), ileus (e.g.,postoperative ileus and ileus during sepsis), idiopathicthrombocytopenic purpura, interstitial cystitis (painful bladdersyndrome), gastrointestinal disorder (e.g., selected from peptic ulcers,regional enteritis, diverticulitis, gastrointestinal bleeding,eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (e.g., eosinophilic esophagitis,eosinophilic gastritis, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, eosinophiliccolitis), gastritis, diarrhea, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD, orits synonym GERD), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (e.g., Crohn'sdisease, ulcerative colitis, collagenous colitis, lymphocytic colitis,ischaemic colitis, diversion colitis, Behcet's syndrome, indeterminatecolitis) and inflammatory bowel syndrome (IBS)), lupus, multiplesclerosis, morphea, myeasthenia gravis, myocardial ischemia, nephroticsyndrome, pemphigus vulgaris, pernicious aneaemia, peptic ulcers,polymyositis, primary biliary cirrhosis, neuroinflammation associatedwith brain disorders (e.g., Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease,and Alzheimer's disease), prostatitis, chronic inflammation associatedwith cranial radiation injury, pelvic inflammatory disease, polymyalgiarheumatic, reperfusion injury, regional enteritis, rheumatic fever,systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, scierodoma, sarcoidosis,spondyloarthopathies, Sjogren's syndrome, thyroiditis, transplantationrejection, tendonitis, trauma or injury (e.g., frostbite, chemicalirritants, toxins, scarring, burns, physical injury), vasculitis,vitiligo and Wegener's granulomatosis. In certain embodiments, theinflammatory disorder is selected from arthritis (e.g., rheumatoidarthritis), inflammatory bowel disease, inflammatory bowel syndrome,asthma, psoriasis, endometriosis, interstitial cystitis andprostatistis. In certain embodiments, the inflammatory condition is anacute inflammatory condition (e.g., for example, inflammation resultingfrom infection). In certain embodiments, the inflammatory condition is achronic inflammatory condition (e.g., conditions resulting from asthma,arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease). The compounds can also beuseful in treating inflammation associated with trauma andnon-inflammatory myalgia.

Immune disorders, such as auto-immune disorders, include, but are notlimited to, arthritis (including rheumatoid arthritis,spondyloarthopathies, gouty arthritis, degenerative joint diseases suchas osteoarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren's syndrome,ankylosing spondylitis, undifferentiated spondylitis, Behcet's disease,haemolytic autoimmune anaemias, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateralsclerosis, amylosis, acute painful shoulder, psoriatic, and juvenilearthritis), asthma, atherosclerosis, osteoporosis, bronchitis,tendonitis, bursitis, skin condition (e.g., psoriasis, eczema, burns,dermatitis, pruritus (itch)), enuresis, eosinophilic disease,gastrointestinal disorder (e.g., selected from peptic ulcers, regionalenteritis, diverticulitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, eosinophilicgastrointestinal disorders (e.g., eosinophilic esophagitis, eosinophilicgastritis, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, eosinophilic colitis),gastritis, diarrhea, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD, or itssynonym GERD), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (e.g. Crohn's disease,ulcerative colitis, collagenous colitis, lymphocytic colitis, ischaemiccolitis, diversion colitis, Behcet's syndrome, indeterminate colitis)and inflammatory bowel syndrome (IBS)), relapsing polychondritis (e.g.,atrophic polychondritis and systemic polychondromalacia), and disordersameliorated by a gastroprokinetic agent (e.g., ileus, postoperativeileus and ileus during sepsis; gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD, orits synonym GERD); eosinophilic esophagitis, gastroparesis such asdiabetic gastroparesis; food intolerances and food allergies and otherfunctional bowel disorders, such as nonulcerative dyspepsia (NUD) andnon-cardiac chest pain (NCCP, including costo-chondritis)). In certainembodiments, a method of treating inflammatory or autoimmune diseases isprovided comprising administering to a subject (e.g., a mammal) atherapeutically effective amount of a compound, or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable form (e.g., pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates,solvates, isomers, prodrugs, and isotopically labeled derivatives)thereof, or pharmaceutical compositions as provided herein.

Other aspect of the present invention is provision of a compound formula(I), its tautomeric form, its stereoisomer, or its pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt, for use in treating or preventing a disorder responsiveto the inhibition of PI3Kγ and PI3Kδ activity in a mammal sufferingtherefrom.

Further aspect of the present invention is provision of a compoundformula (I), its tautomeric form, its stereoisomer, or itspharmaceutically acceptable salt, for use in treating or preventing adisorder responsive to the inhibition of PI3Kγ and PI3Kδ activity in amammal suffering therefrom, wherein said disorder is cancer,inflammatory disorders or auto-immune disorders.

Yet another aspect of the present invention is provision of a compoundformula (I), its tautomeric form, its stereoisomer, or itspharmaceutically acceptable salt, for use in treating or preventing adisorder responsive to the inhibition of PI3Kδ activity in a mammalsuffering therefrom.

Further aspect of the present invention is provision of a compoundformula (I), its tautomeric form, its stereoisomer, or itspharmaceutically acceptable salt, for use in treating or preventing adisorder responsive to the inhibition of PI3Kδ activity in a mammalsuffering therefrom, wherein said disorder is cancer, inflammatorydisorders or auto-immune disorders.

The terms “treat,” “prevent,” “ameliorate,” and “inhibit,” as well aswords stemming therefrom, as used herein, do not necessarily imply 100%or complete treatment, prevention, amelioration, or inhibition. Rather,there are varying degrees of treatment, prevention, amelioration, andinhibition of which one of ordinary skill in the art recognizes ashaving a potential benefit or therapeutic effect. In this respect, thedisclosed methods can provide any amount of any level of treatment,prevention, amelioration, or inhibition of the disorder in a mammal. Forexample, a disorder, including symptoms or conditions thereof, may bereduced by, for example, 100%, 90%, 80%, 70%, 60%, 50%, 40%, 30%, 20%,or 10%. Furthermore, the treatment, prevention, amelioration, orinhibition provided by the inventive method can include treatment,prevention, amelioration, or inhibition of one or more conditions orsymptoms of the disorder, e.g., cancer. Also, for purposes herein,“treatment,” “prevention,” “amelioration,” or “inhibition” can encompassdelaying the onset of the disorder, or a symptom or condition thereof.

The terms “effective amount” or “therapeutically effective amount,” asused herein, refer to a sufficient amount of an agent or a compoundbeing administered which will relieve to some extent one or more of thesymptoms of the disease or condition being treated. In some embodiments,the result is a reduction and! or alleviation of the signs, symptoms, orcauses of a disease, or any other desired alteration of a biologicalsystem. For example, an “effective amount” for therapeutic uses is theamount of the composition comprising a compound as disclosed hereinrequired to provide a clinically significant decrease in diseasesymptoms. In some embodiments, an appropriate “effective” amount in anyindividual case is determined using techniques, such as a doseescalation study.

In accordance with the invention, the term subject includes an “animal”which in turn includes a mammal such as, without limitation, the orderRodentia, such as mice, and the order Lagomorpha, such as rabbits. Inone aspect, the mammals are from the order Carnivora, including Felines(cats) and Canines (dogs). In another aspect, the mammals are from theorder Artiodactyla, including Bovines (cows) and Swine (pigs) or of theorder Perssodactyla, including Equines (horses). In a further aspect,the mammals are of the order Primates, Ceboids, or Simoids (monkeys) orof the order Anthropoids (humans and apes). In yet another aspect, themammal is human.

The term “patient” encompasses mammals and non-mammals. Examples ofmammals include, but are not limited to, any member of the Mammalianclass: humans, non-human primates such as chimpanzees, and other apesand monkey species; farm animals such as cattle, horses, sheep, goats,swine; domestic animals such as rabbits, dogs, and cats; laboratoryanimals including rodents, such as rats, mice and guinea pigs, and thelike. Examples of non-mammals include, but are not limited to, birds,fish and the like. In one embodiment of the methods and compositionsprovided herein, the mammal is a human.

Another aspect of the present invention is a pharmaceutical compositionof compound of formula I in combination with at least one other knownanticancer agent, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said agent.

The following abbreviations are used in the text: DMSO-d₆:Hexadeuterodimethyl sulfoxide; DMF: N,N-dimethyl formamide, THF:Tetrahydrofuran, J: Coupling constant in units of Hz, HOBt:Hydroxybenzotriazole, pTsOH, p-TSA: p-Toluenesulfonic acid, NBS:N-Bromosuccinimide, MeOH: Methanol, EtOH: Ethanol, HCl: Hydrochloricacid, TEA: Triethyl amine, PPA: Polyphosphoric Acid, CDI:1,1′-Carbonyldiimidazole, DIAD: Diisopropyl azodicarboxylate, HATU:1-[Bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate, DIPEA: N,N-Diisopropylethylamine.

Following examples further illustrate a method of preparation ofcompounds embodied in formula I; however, the examples should not beconstructed as limiting in any way the scope of the invention.

EXAMPLES Example 1: Preparation of2-(1-Aminoethyl)-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

Step-1: ethyl 4-oxo-3-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)pentanoate

To a stirred solution of ethyl 3-(diethoxyphosphoryl)-4-oxopentanoate(14.39 g, 51.3 mmol) and picolinaldehyde (5 g, 46.7 mmol) in ethanol wasadded sodium ethoxide (4.76 g, 70.0 mmol) at room temperature. Thereaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h and then heatedat 50° C. for 1 h. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure andthe resultant residue was extracted with DCM (3×200 mL), the combinedorganic layer was washed with water (1×200 mL), dried over anhydrousNa₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain crudeproduct. The crude product was purified by Combiflash using 10% ethylacetate-hexane as an eluent to yield ethyl4-oxo-3-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)pentanoate (7.4 g, 68.0% yield).

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Step-2: 2-acetyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

A stirred solution of ethyl 4-oxo-3-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)pentanoate(1.7 g, 7.29 mmol) and pTsOH (0.139 g, 0.729 mmol) in xylene (75 mL) washeated at 140° C. for 2 h. The solvent was removed from the reactionmixture under reduced pressure, the resultant residue was then dilutedwith cold water and extracted with DCM (2×200 mL), the combined organiclayer was washed with water (1×200 mL), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄,filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain crudeproduct. The crude product was purified by Combiflash using 2% MeOH-DCMas an eluent to yield 2-acetyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (1.205 g, 88% yield).

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Step-3: 2-acetyl-3-bromo-4H-quinolizin-4-one

To a stirred solution of 2-acetyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (1.5 g, 8.01 mmol)in CCl₄ (30 mL) was added NBS (1.426 g, 8.01 mmol) at room temperatureand stirred for 45 minutes. The reaction mixture was diluted with waterand extracted with DCM (2×100 mL), the combined organic layer was driedover anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressureto obtain crude product. The crude product was purified by Combiflashusing 25% ethyl acetate-hexane as an eluent to yield2-acetyl-3-bromo-4H-quinolizin-4-one (1.52 g, 71.3% yield).

m/z 266, 268.

Step-4: 2-acetyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

To a stirred solution of 2-acetyl-3-bromo-4H-quinolizin-4-one (1.59 g,5.98 mmol), phenylboronic acid (0.874 g, 7.17 mmol) and Na₂CO₃ (1.900 g,17.93 mmol) in water:ethanol:toluene (30 mL, 1:2:2) was added Palladiumtetrakis (0.345 g, 0.299 mmol) under nitrogen purging for 15 minutes.The reaction mixture was heated at 80° C. for 12 h. The solvent wasevaporated from the reaction mixture and the residue was purified byCombiflash using 25% ethyl acetate-hexane as an eluent to yield2-acetyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (1.45 g, 92% yield).

m/z 264.

Step-5: 2-(1-aminoethyl)-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

To a stirred solution of 2-acetyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (1.45 g,5.51 mmol) in titanium isopropoxide (9.68 mL, 33.0 mmol) was added(S)-2-methylpropane-2-sulfinamide (0.667 g, 5.51 mmol) at 0° C. Then thereaction mixture was heated at 100° C. for 12-18 h. The reaction mixturewas extracted with DCM and evaporated under reduced pressure to obtaincrude residue. The crude residue was dissolve in MeOH and cooled to −78°C. then added NaBH₄ (0.833 g, 22.03 mmol) and stirred at −10° C. for 2h. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and cold water.The organic layer was separated and concentrated under reduced pressureto yield crude compound which was then stirred in dioxane-HCl (4M, 10mL) for 15 minutes. The reaction mixture was basified with sodiumbicarbonate and extracted in ethyl acetate (3×200 mL), the combinedorganic layer was washed with water (1×200 mL), dried over anhydrousNa₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain crudeproduct which was purified by Combiflash using 4-6% MeOH-DCM as aneluent to yield 2-(1-aminoethyl)-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (402 mg,27.6% yield).

m/z 265.

Example 2

The following intermediate compounds were prepared using the proceduredescribed in Example 1 with appropriate changes to the reactants andreaction conditions.

-   2-(1-aminoethyl)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one

m/z 283.

-   2-(1-Aminoethyl)-7-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

m/z 279.

-   2-(1-aminoethyl)-7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one

m/z 301.

-   2-(1-aminoethyl)-7-fluoro-3-(m-tolyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one

m/z 297.

-   2-(1-aminoethyl)-7-fluoro-3-(3-fluoro-5-methylphenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one

m/z 315.

-   2-(1-aminoethyl)-7-fluoro-3-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one

m/z 367.

-   2-(1-aminoethyl)-7-fluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one

m/z 301.

-   2-(1-aminoethyl)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-7-fluoro-4H-quinolizin-4-one

m/z 319.

-   2-(1-aminopropyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

m/z 297.

-   2-(1-aminopropyl)-7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one

m/z 315.

-   2-(1-Aminoethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

m/z 283.

Example 3: Preparation of(S)-2-(1-Aminoethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

Step-1: Ethyl 3-((5-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methylene)-4-oxopentanoate

To a stirred solution of ethyl 3-(diethoxyphosphoryl)-4-oxopentanoate(224 g, 799 mmol) and 5-fluoropicolinaldehyde (100 g, 799 mmol) in THF(250 mL) was added a solution of K₂CO₃ (122 g, 879 mmol) in water (250mL) at room temperature and heated at 45° C. for 3-4 h. The reactionmixture was poured slowly into ice cold water (2000 mL) undersonication. The solid product precipitated was filtered and dried undervacuum to obtain Ethyl3-((5-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methylene)-4-oxopentanoate (135 g, 67.2%yield).

m/z 252.

Step-2: 3-((5-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methylene)-4-oxopentanoic acid

To a stirred solution of ethyl3-((5-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methylene)-4-oxopentanoate (134 g, 533 mmol) inTHF:water:MeOH (2:2:1, 500 mL) was added lithium hydroxide (24.2 g, 587mmol) and stirred at room temperature for 1 h. The solvent was removedunder reduced pressure and added water (500 mL) to the residue. Themixture so formed was neutralized using 1N HCl solution, a solid productprecipitated was filtered and dried under high vacuum to obtain3-((5-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methylene)-4-oxopentanoic acid (110 g, 92%yield).

m/z 224.

Step-3: 2-Acetyl-7-fluoro-4H-quinolizin-4-one

A stirred solution of 3-((5-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methylene)-4-oxopentanoicacid (109 g, 488 mmol) in dry DMF (300 mL) was cooled to 0° C., to whichwas added EDC.HCl (112 g, 586 mmol) and the reaction mixture stirred for10 min. HOBT (82 g, 537 mmol) and TEA (102 mL, 733 mmol) was added tothe reaction mixture at this temperature. The resulting reaction mixturewas stirred at room temperature for 18 h. The reaction mixture was thenpoured into ice-water, the solid product precipitated was filtered,dried under vacuum to obtain 2-Acetyl-7-fluoro-4H-quinolizin-4-one (90g, 90% yield).

m/z 206.

Step-4: 2-Acetyl-3-bromo-7-fluoro-4H-quinolizin-4-one

To a stirred solution of 2-acetyl-7-fluoro-4H-quinolizin-4-one (75 g,366 mmol) in DMF (400 mL) was added a solution of NBS (65.1 g, 366 mmol,200 mL DMF) drop wise at 0-5° C. and stirred at 0-5° C. for 15 min. Thereaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 10 min. Thereaction mixture was then poured into cold water; a solid productprecipitated was filtered and dried under high vacuum to obtain2-acetyl-3-bromo-7-fluoro-4H-quinolizin-4-one (85 g, 82% yield).

m/z 284, 286.

Step-5: 2-Acetyl-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

To a stirred solution of 2-acetyl-3-bromo-7-fluoro-4H-quinolizin-4-one(85 g, 299 mmol), phenylboronic acid (39.8 g, 329 mmol) and Na₂CO₃ (95g, 897 mmol) in water:ethanol:toluene (750 mL, 1:2:2) was addedTetrakis(triphenylphosphine)-palladium(0) (8.63 g, 7.47 mmol) withnitrogen purging for 10 min. The reaction mixture was then heated at 85°C. for 9 h. The solvent was removed from the reaction mixture underreduced pressure and the concentrate was extracted with ethyl acetate(3×500 mL), the combined organic layer was washed with water (1×500 mL),dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure to obtain crude product. The crude was washed with 12% ethylacetate-hexane to give 2-Acetyl-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(77 g, 92% yield).

m/z 282.

Step-6: 2-(1-Aminoethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

To a stirred solution of 2-acetyl-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(77 g, 273 mmol) in titanium(IV) isopropoxide (321 ml, 1095 mmol) wasadded (S)-2-methylpropane-2-sulfinamide (38 g, 314 mmol) at roomtemperature. The reaction mixture was heated at 100° C. for 9 h. Thereaction mixture was diluted with DCM (2 L), saturated NaCl solution(750 mL), water (1.5 L) and stirred for 25 min at room temperature. Theorganic layer was separated and the aqueous layer was again stirred withDCM (3×500 mL). The combined organic layer was filtered through Celitebed and the bed was washed with DCM, the combined filtrate was thendried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure to obtain the crude product. The crude product was purified byflash column chromatography which yieldedN-(1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethylidene)-2-methylpropane-2-sulfinamide(66 g, 62.7% yield).

To a stirred suspension of NaBH₄ (6.35 g, 171.8 mmol) in THF (500 mL)was addedN-(1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethylidene)-2-methylpropane-2-sulfinamide(66 g, 171.8 mmol) at room temperature and the reaction mixture washeated at 45° C. for 1 to 1.5 h. The reaction mixture was quenched withNH₄Cl solution and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×500 mL), the combinedorganic layer was washed with saturated brine solution (1×500 mL), driedover anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressureto obtain(S)—N-1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)-2-methylpropane-2-sulfinamide.

In a round bottom flask(S)—N-1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)-2-methylpropane-2-sulfinamide(66 g, 171 mmol) was taken in water (330 mL) and heated at 45° C., thenadded 330 mL of ethanol and heated at 80° C. for 10 min. The reactionmixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 h followed by cooling at0-5° C. for 1 h. The solid product was filtered and washed with achilled water-ethanol (330 mL, 4:1) and dried under high vacuum toobtain pure,(S)—N—(S)-1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)-2-methylpropane-2-sulfinamide (36 g, 54.5% yield, purity=99.28%, Chiralpurity=98.52%). The structure was confirmed by X-ray Diffractometry.

To a stirred solution of(S)—N—(S)-(1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)-2-methylpropane-2-sulfinamide(36 g, 93 mmol) at 0° C. was slowly added methanolic-HCl (140 mL, 421mmol) and stirred at room temperature for 30 min. The solvent wasremoved from the mixture under reduced pressure, following which, theresidue was basified with saturated NaHCO₃ solution and extracted withethyl acetate (5×300 mL), the combined organic layer was washed withwater (1×100 mL), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to obtain yellow solid compound(S)-2-(1-aminoethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (23.6 g, 90%yield).

m/z 283.

Example 4: Preparation of2-(1-Aminoethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

Step-1: ethyl 3-((6-methylpyridin-2-yl)methylene)-4-oxopentanoate

To a stirred solution of ethyl 3-(diethoxyphosphoryl)-4-oxopentanoate(12.72 g, 45.4 mmol) and 6-methylpicolinaldehyde (5 g, 41.3 mmol) inethanol was added sodium ethoxide (3.09 g, 45.4 mmol) drop wise at 0° C.and stirred at this temperature for 1 h. The solvent was removed fromthe reaction mixture under reduced pressure and extracted with DCM(3×200 mL), the combined organic layer was washed with water (1×200 mL),dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reducedpressure to obtain crude product. The crude product was purified byCombiflash using 20% ethyl acetate-hexane as an eluent to yield ethyl3-((6-methylpyridin-2-yl)methylene)-4-oxopentanoate (4.1 g, 40.2%yield).

m/z 248.

Step-2: 3-((6-methylpyridin-2-yl)methylene)-4-oxopentanoic acid

To a stirred solution of ethyl3-((6-methylpyridin-2-yl)methylene)-4-oxopentanoate (15 g, 60.72 mmol)in THF-water (200 mL) was added sodium hydroxide (4.9 g, 121.44 mmol)and stirred at room temperature for 2 h. The reaction mixture wasneutralized with 1N aqueous HCl and evaporated the solvent.

m/z 220.

Step-3: 2-acetyl-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

To a stirred solution of3-((6-methylpyridin-2-yl)methylene)-4-oxopentanoic acid (12 g, 54.7mmol) in dry DMF (50 mL) was added EDC.HCl (20.99 g, 109 mmol) at roomtemperature and stirred for 10 minutes. HOBT (12.57 g, 82 mmol) and TEA(22.89 mL, 164 mmol) were added to the reaction mixture and stirred atroom temperature for 18 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with coldwater and extracted with DCM (3×200 mL), the combined organic layer waswashed with water (1×200 mL), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to obtain crude product. The crudeproduct was purified through Combiflash using 40% ethyl acetate-hexaneas an eluent to obtain 2-acetyl-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (7.1 g,64.5% yield).

m/z 202.

Step-4: 2-acetyl-3-bromo-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

To a stirred solution of 2-acetyl-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (7 g,34.8 mmol) in DCM (50 mL) was added NBS (4.95 g, 27.8 mmol) lot wise at−10° C. and the reaction mixture was stirred at this temperature for 45minutes. The reaction mixture was then diluted with water and extractedwith DCM (3×200 mL), the combined organic layer was dried over anhydrousNa₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain crudeproduct. The crude product was purified by Combiflash using 25% ethylacetate-hexane as an eluent to yield2-acetyl-3-bromo-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (7.3 g, 74.9% yield).

m/z 280, 282.

Step-5: 2-acetyl-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

To the stirred solution of 2-acetyl-3-bromo-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(5.8 g, 20.71 mmol), phenylboronic acid (3.03 g, 24.85 mmol) and Na₂CO₃(6.58 g, 62.1 mmol) in water:ethanol:toluene (60 mL, 1:2:2) was addedTetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (1.196 g, 1.035 mmol) undernitrogen purging for 15 minutes. The reaction mixture was then heated at80° C. for 12 h. The solvent was evaporated from the reaction mixtureand the residue was purified by Combiflash using 25% ethylacetate-hexane as an eluent to obtain2-acetyl-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (5.41 g, 94% yield).

m/z 278.

Step-6: 2-(1-aminoethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

Method A: To a stirred solution of2-acetyl-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (5.4 g, 19.47 mmol) intitanium isopropoxide (34.2 mL, 117 mmol) was added(S)-2-methylpropane-2-sulfinamide (2.83 g, 23.37 mmol) at 0° C. Thereaction mixture was heated at 100° C. for 12-18 h. Then the reactionmixture was extracted with DCM and evaporated under reduced pressure toobtain a residue. The residue was then dissolved in MeOH and cooled to−78° C., to the mixture was then added NaBH₄ (2.95 g, 78 mmol) andstirred at −10° C. for 2 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethylacetate and cold water. The organic layer was separated and concentratedunder reduced pressure, the residue so obtained was stirred indioxane-HCl (4M, 20 mL) for 15 minutes. The reaction mixture wasbasified with sodium bicarbonate and extracted in ethyl acetate (3×200mL), the combined organic layer was washed with water (1×200 mL), driedover anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressureto obtain crude product which was purified by Combiflash using 4-6%MeOH-DCM as an eluent to yield2-(1-aminoethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (2.5 g) in 46%yield.

m/z 279.

Method B: To a stirred solution of2-acetyl-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (150 mg, 0.541 mmol) inmethanolic ammonia (5.02 mL, 35.2 mmol) was added NH₄Cl (289 mg, 5.41mmol) at room temperature and heated at 60° C. for 9 h. After imineformation the reaction mixture was cooled to 0° C. and added NaBH₄ (30.7mg, 0.811 mmol) and stirred at 0-5° C. for 15 minutes. The reactionmixture was quenched with cold water and evaporated the solvent from thereaction mixture under reduced pressure. The concentrate was thenextracted with ethyl acetate (2×100 mL), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄,filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain crudeproduct. The crude product was purified through Combiflash using 4-6%MeOH-DCM as an eluent to yield2-(1-aminoethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (110 mg) in 73.1%yield.

Example 5

The following compounds were prepared using the procedure described inExample 4 with appropriate changes to the reactants and reactionconditions.

-   2-(1-aminoethyl)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

m/z 297.

-   2-(1-aminoethyl)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

m/z 315.

-   2-(1-aminoethyl)-3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

m/z 315.

-   2-(1-aminoethyl)-7-fluoro-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

m/z 297.

-   2-(1-aminoethyl)-7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

m/z 315.

Example 6: 2-(Hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

Step-1: Diethyl 2-((6-methylpyridin-2-yl)methylene)succinate

To a stirred solution of diethyl 2-(diethoxyphosphoryl)succinate (7.5 g,24.17 mmol) and sodium ethoxide (2.467 g, 36.3 mmol) in ethanol wasadded 6-methylpicolinaldehyde (3.51 g, 29.0 mmol) at room temperature.The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 h and thenheated at 50° C. for 1 h. The solvent was removed under reduced pressureand the residue so obtained was diluted with cold water and extractedwith DCM (2×150 mL), the combined organic layer was washed with water(1×150 mL), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated underreduced pressure to yield the crude product. The crude product waspurified by flash chromatography using 10% ethyl acetate-hexane as aneluent to obtain diethyl 2-((6-methylpyridin-2-yl)methylene)succinate(2.5 g, 37.3%) yield.

m/z 278.

Step-2: Ethyl 6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinolizine-2-carboxylate

In a round bottom flask, PPA (1200 mg, 2.164 mmol) was taken and heatedat 60° C., to which was added Diethyl2-((6-methylpyridin-2-yl)methylene)succinate (600 mg, 2.164 mmol) during1 h and then the temperature was slowly increased to 140° C. within 2 hand heated at 140° C. for 1 h. The reaction mixture was then allowed tocool to room temperature. The reaction mixture was then added to 20 mLof water and neutralized with saturated NaHCO₃ solution and the mixturewas then extracted with DCM (2×100 mL), the combined organic layer waswashed with water (1×100 mL), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to obtain the crude product. Thecrude product was purified through Combiflash using 40% ethylacetate-hexane as an eluent to obtain ethyl6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinolizine-2-carboxylate (70 mg, 13.99%).

m/z 232.

Step-3: Ethyl 3-bromo-6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinolizine-2-carboxylate

This compound was prepared by following the bromination method asdescribed in step 3 of example 1 or step 4 of example 4.

m/z 310, 312.

Step-4: Ethyl 6-methyl-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizine-2-carboxylate

This compound was prepared by following the Suzuki coupling reactionmethod described in step 4 of example 1 or step 5 of example 4.

m/z 308.

Step-5: 6-methyl-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizine-2-carboxylic acid

To a stirred solution of ethyl6-methyl-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizine-2-carboxylate (300 mg, 0.976mmol) in THF:ethanol:water (15 mL) was added NaOH (78 mg, 1.952 mmol) atroom temperature and stirred for 12 h. The solvent was removed from thereaction mixture under reduced pressure, water was added to the residueand neutralized with 1 N aqueous HCl and the mixture was extracted withethyl acetate (2×100 mL), the combined organic layer was washed withwater (1×100 mL), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to obtain a crude product. The crude product waspurified by Combiflash to yield6-methyl-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizine-2-carboxylic acid (250 mg, 92%yield).

m/z 280.

Step-6: 2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

To a stirred solution of6-methyl-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizine-2-carboxylic acid (250 mg, 0.895mmol) in THF (20 mL) was added CDI (160 mg, 0.985 mmol) and heated at55° C. for 30 minutes. The mixture so obtained was added drop wise tothe suspension of NaBH₄ (135 mg, 3.58 mmol) in THF (20 mL) at 0° C. andstirred for 10 minutes at 0° C. The reaction mixture was then pouredinto 10 ml of saturated ammonium chloride solution and stirred at roomtemperature for 30 minutes. The mixture was then extracted with ethylacetate (3×50 mL), the combined organic layer was washed with water(1×50 mL), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated underreduced pressure to obtain crude product. The crude product was purifiedby Combiflash to obtain2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (120 mg) in50.5% yield.

m/z 266.

Example 7:3-(3-Fluorophenyl)-2-(1-hydroxyethyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

To a stirred solution of2-acetyl-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (1 g, 3.39mmol) in EtOH (25 mL) was added NaBH₄ (0.512 g, 13.55 mmol) at roomtemperature and stirred for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was thenquenched with cold water and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 mL), thecombined organic layer was washed with water (1×50 mL), dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure toobtain3-(3-Fluorophenyl)-2-(1-hydroxyethyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (950mg) in 94% yield.

m/z 298.

Example 8

The following compounds were prepared using the procedure described inExample 6 and 7 with appropriate changes to the reactants and reactionconditions.

-   2-(hydroxymethyl)-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

m/z 252.

-   7-fluoro-2-(1-hydroxyethyl)-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one

m/z 284.

Example 9: Preparation of2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (Compound1)

A stirred solution of 2-(1-aminoethyl)-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (300mg, 1.136 mmol) and 6-chloro-9H-purine (227 mg, 1.477 mmol) in a mixtureof ethanol-water (30 mL, 1:1) was heated at 100° C. for 20 h. Thesolvent was evaporated from the reaction mixture and the residue soobtained was purified through preparative HPLC to obtain a racemicproduct which was further purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is 1a(RT-5.87) and the second-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is 1b(RT-10.36).

1a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.87 (t, J=6.1 Hz, 1H), 8.38 (s, 2H),8.14 (d, J=10.3 Hz, 2H), 7.89-7.26 (m, 7H), 7.21-6.91 (m, 2H), 5.23 (m,1H), 1.33 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H).

m/z 383.

Example 10: Preparation of2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 2)

A stirred solution of2-(1-Aminoethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (300 mg, 1.078mmol) and 6-chloro-9H-purine (217 mg, 1.401 mmol) in a mixture ofethanol-water (30 mL, 1:1) and TEA (0.225 mL, 1.617 mmol) was heated at100° C. for 20 h. The solvent was evaporated from the reaction mixtureand the residue so obtained was purified through preparative HPLC toobtain racemic product which was further purified through chiral HPLC toobtain two fractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA columnis 2a (RT-6.33) and the second-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is2b (RT-8.88).

2a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 12.94 (s, 1H), 8.14 (s, 2H), 7.46 (m,5H), 7.38-7.30 (m, 1H), 7.25 (d, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.06 (m, 1H), 6.81 (s,1H), 6.58 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 1H), 5.15 (m, 1H), 2.80 (s, 3H), 1.31 (d, J=7.0Hz, 3H).

m/z 397.

Example: 11

The following compounds were prepared using the process described inExamples 9 and 10 with appropriate starting materials/intermediates andunder appropriate reaction conditions.

2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 3)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is 3a(RT-3.83) and the second-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is 3b(RT-6.06).

3a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 12.87 (s, 1H), 8.71 (s, 1H), 8.14 (d,J=8.6 Hz, 3H), 7.75-7.11 (m, 7H), 6.99 (s, 1H), 5.22 (m, 1H), 2.31 (s,3H), 1.33 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H).

m/z 397.

4-Amino-6-((1-(4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 4)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 4a(RT-6.68) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 4b(RT-9.17).

4a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.87 (dd, J=7.3, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.93 (s,1H), 7.75-7.63 (m, 3H), 7.56-7.39 (m, 4H), 7.39-7.29 (m, 1H), 7.24 (s,2H), 7.11 (m, 1H), 7.00 (s, 1H), 5.07 (m, 1H), 1.25 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

m/z 383.

2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 5)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is 5a(RT-4.80) and the second-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is 5b(RT-9.62).

5a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 12.79 (s, 1H), 8.88 (d, J=7.4 Hz, 1H),8.21 (s, 1H), 8.14 (d, J=10.6 Hz, 2H), 7.63 (d, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.56-7.36(m, 4H), 7.20 (m, 1H), 7.12 (t, J=7.0 Hz, 1H), 7.04 (s, 1H), 5.21 (m,1H), 1.35 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 3H).

m/z 401.

4-Amino-6-((1-(3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 6)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 6a(RT-5.61) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 6b(RT-8.54).

6a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.88 (d, J=7.4 Hz, 1H), 7.93 (s, 1H),7.70 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.48 (q, J=7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.30-7.10 (m, 6H), 7.02(s, 1H), 5.05 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 1.30 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H).

m/z 401.

4-Amino-6-((1-(6-methyl-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 7)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is 7a(RT-7.27) and the second-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is 7b(RT-9.36).

7a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.94 (s, 1H), 7.59 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 1H),7.40 (d, J=5.7 Hz, 4H), 7.32 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 2H), 7.24 (s, 1H), 7.10 (t,J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 6.78 (s, 1H), 6.61 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 1H), 4.99 (m, 1H), 2.80(s, 3H), 1.24 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

m/z 397.

2-(1-((2-Amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 8)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 8a(RT-4.82) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 8b(RT-7.14).

8a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 12.13 (s, 1H), 7.69 (s, 1H), 7.64 (s,2H), 7.47 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 7.35 (s, 1H), 7.23 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.06(m, 1H), 6.81 (s, 1H), 6.58 (m, 1H), 5.45-5.39 (m, 2H), 5.11 (m, 1H),2.80 (s, 3H), 1.25 (d, J=6.5 Hz, 3H).

m/z 412.

2-(1-((2-Fluoro-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 9)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 9a(RT-9.10) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 9b(RT-12.63).

9a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 12.82 (s, 1H), 8.72 (s, 1H), 8.15 (s,1H), 7.63 (s, 1H), 7.47-7.25 (m, 5H), 7.09 (m, 1H), 6.77 (s, 1H), 6.60(d, J=6.7 Hz, 1H), 5.01 (m, 1H), 2.80 (s, 3H), 1.36 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 3H).

m/z 415.

4-Amino-6-((1-(3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 10)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 10a(RT-7.67) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is10b (RT-10.45).

10a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.94 (s, 1H), 7.64 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 1H),7.50-7.31 (m, 3H), 7.28-7.09 (m, 5H), 6.80 (s, 1H), 6.63 (d, J=6.7 Hz,1H), 4.98 (m, 1H), 2.81 (s, 3H), 1.28 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H).

m/z 415.

2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 11)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 11a(RT-5.78) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is11b (RT-8.61).

11a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 12.66 (s, 1H), 8.14 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 3H),7.48 (q, J=7.3 Hz, 1H), 7.36 (s, 2H), 7.28 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.13 (m,2H), 6.82 (s, 1H), 6.61 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 1H), 5.14 (m, 1H), 2.82 (s, 3H),1.33 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 3H).

m/z 415.

2-(1-((2-Amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 12)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 12a(RT-8.62) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is12b (RT-14.78).

12a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 12.14 (s, 1H), 7.70 (s, 2H), 7.51 (q,J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.36 (s, 3H), 7.29-7.05 (m, 3H), 6.83 (s, 1H), 6.61 (d,J=6.8 Hz, 1H), 5.43 (s, 2H), 5.09 (m, 1H), 2.81 (s, 3H), 1.26 (d, J=6.7Hz, 3H).

m/z 430.

2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 13)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 13a(RT-4.40) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is13b (RT-6.12).

13a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.80 (m, 1H), 8.14 (d, J=10.1 Hz, 3H),7.77 (m, 2H), 7.63-7.24 (m, 5H), 7.14 (s, 1H), 5.22 (m, 1H), 1.33 (d,J=7.0 Hz, 3H).

m/z 401.

4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 14)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 14a(RT-5.89) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is14b (RT-8.38).

14a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.80 (dd, J=6.0, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.93 (s,1H), 7.83 (m, 1H), 7.68 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 1H), 7.59 (m, 1H), 7.49-7.32 (m,4H), 7.25 (s, 2H), 7.13 (d, J=3.1 Hz, 1H), 5.06 (m, 1H), 1.27 (d, J=6.7Hz, 3H).

m/z 401.

2-(1-((2-Amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 15)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is 15a(RT-5.46) and the second-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is 15b(RT-7.30).

15a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 12.26-12.07 (m, 1H), 8.82 (m, 1H),8.06-7.67 (m, 3H), 7.67-7.30 (m, 4H), 7.31-7.01 (m, 2H), 5.39 (s, 2H),5.16 (m, 1H), 1.23 (d, J=3.9 Hz, 3H).

m/z 434.

4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 16)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is 16a(RT-5.00) and the second-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is 16b(RT-6.53).

16a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.82 (m, 1H), 7.93 (s, 1H), 7.85 (m,1H), 7.72 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 1H), 7.63 (m, 1H), 7.58-7.00 (m, 7H), 5.05 (m,1H), 1.31 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H).

m/z 419.

4-Amino-6-((1-(3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 17)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is 17a(RT-8.74) and the second-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is 17b(RT-11.42).

17a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.93 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 1H),7.37 (d, J=8.6 Hz, 1H), 7.27 (d, J=8.5 Hz, 2H), 7.16 (m, 4H), 6.82 (s,1H), 6.66 (m, 1H), 4.98 (m, 1H), 2.83 (s, 3H), 1.30 (d, J=6.5 Hz, 3H).

m/z 433.

2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 18)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 18a(RT-8.00) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is18b (RT-13.75).

18a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 12.18 (s, 1H), 7.71 (s, 2H), 7.29 (m,5H), 6.84 (s, 1H), 6.64 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 1H), 5.49 (s, 2H), 5.08 (m, 1H),2.83 (s, 3H), 1.29 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H).

m/z 448.

4-Amino-6-((1-(3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 19)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is 19a(RT-8.41) and the second-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is 19b(RT-12.91).

19a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.94 (s, 1H), 7.64 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 1H),7.44 (m, 2H), 7.38-7.32 (m, 1H), 7.26 (s, 3H), 7.15 (m, 1H), 6.81 (s,1H), 6.64 (m, 1H), 5.03-4.84 (m, 1H), 2.82 (s, 3H), 1.30 (d, J=7.0 Hz,3H).

m/z 433.

2-Amino-4-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 20)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 20a(RT-6.19) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is20b (RT-8.98).

20a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.84 (m, 1H), 8.17 (s, 1H), 7.89 (m,1H), 7.77-7.59 (m, 2H), 7.59-7.23 (m, 3H), 7.19 (m, 2H), 7.10 (s, 1H),6.52 (s, 1H), 5.14-4.99 (m, 1H), 1.25 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H).

m/z 419.

2-Amino-4-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-6-methylpyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 21)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 21a(RT-5.39) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is21b (RT-8.61).

21a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.84 (m, 1H), 7.88 (m, 1H), 7.64 (m,1H), 7.50 (m, 2H), 7.44-7.13 (m, 3H), 7.10 (s, 1H), 6.42 (s, 1H),5.17-4.95 (m, 1H), 2.24 (s, 3H), 1.27 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H).

m/z 433.

4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-6-methyl-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 22)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 22a(RT-4.86) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is22b (RT-5.63).

22a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Chloroform-δ 8.12 (s, 1H), 7.47 (m, 5H), 7.18 (m1H), 7.10-6.96 (m, 1H), 6.49 (s, 1H), 5.66 (s, 2H), 5.48 (s, 1H), 5.18(m, 1H), 2.89 (d, J=4.3 Hz, 3H), 1.39 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H).

m/z 415.

4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 23)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 23a(RT-5.72) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is23b (RT-6.87).

23a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Chloroform-d) δ 8.13 (s, 1H), 7.44 (m, 1H),7.38-7.14 (m, 2H), 7.15-6.96 (m, 2H), 6.50 (s, 1H), 5.67 (s, 2H), 5.51(s, 1H), 5.16 (m, 1H), 5.09-4.86 (m, 1H), 2.90 (d, J=4.3 Hz, 3H), 1.40(d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H).

m/z 433.

2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 24)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 24a(RT-7.18) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is24b (RT-9.17).

24a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Chloroform-d) δ 8.36 (s, 1H), 7.93 (s, 1H), 7.49(m, 4H), 7.16-7.01 (m, 1H), 6.96 (m, 1H), 6.72-6.50 (m, 1H), 6.18 (d,J=9.9 Hz, 1H), 5.33 (s, 1H), 4.98 (m, 1H), 2.89 (d, J=4.3 Hz, 3H), 1.44(d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

m/z 415.

(S)-2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 25)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 12.76 (s, 1H), 8.82 (dd, J=6.0, 2.5 Hz, 1H),8.14 (s, 1H), 7.91-7.79 (m, 1H), 7.59 (m, 1H), 7.47 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H),7.41-7.32 (m, 2H), 7.10 (s, 1H), 7.03-6.92 (m, 1H), 6.56 (s, 2H), 5.08(m, 1H), 1.20 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

m/z 416.

(S)-2-amino-4-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 26)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.83 (dd, J=6.1, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.18 (s, 1H),7.87 (dd, J=9.8, 5.7 Hz, 1H), 7.72-7.57 (m, 3H), 7.42 (m, 4H), 7.09 (s,1H), 6.47 (brs, 1H), 5.12 (m, 1H), 1.23 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H).

m/z 401.

(S)-2-amino-4-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-6-methylpyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 27)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.83 (dd, J=6.0, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.85 (dd,J=9.8, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.61 (m, 2H), 7.47 (m, 4H), 7.41-7.27 (m, 2H), 7.10(s, 1H), 6.36 (brs, 1H), 5.10 (m, 1H), 2.25 (s, 3H), 1.23 (d, J=7.0 Hz,3H).

m/z 415.

(S)-4-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 28)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 12.76 (s, 1H), 8.82 (dd, J=6.1, 2.5 Hz, 1H),8.20 (d, J=3.1 Hz, 2H), 7.80 (m, 1H), 7.63-7.32 (m, 6H), 7.29 (s, 1H),6.61 (d, J=5.9 Hz, 1H), 5.10 (m, 1H), 1.39 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H).

m/z 425.

(S)-4-amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluoro-5-methylphenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 29)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.82 (dd, J=6.0, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.93 (s, 1H),7.86 (dd, J=9.8, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.73-7.59 (m, 2H), 7.31-7.24 (m, 3H), 7.15(s, 1H), 7.05-6.95 (m, 1H), 5.09 (m, 1H), 2.35 (s, 3H), 1.31 (d, J=7.0Hz, 3H).

m/z 433.

(S)-2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluoro-5-methylphenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 30)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.82 (dd, J=6.0, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (dd,J=9.8, 5.7 Hz, 1H), 7.63 (m, 1H), 7.13 (s, 1H), 7.01 (d, J=9.9 Hz, 1H),6.93 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 1H), 6.57 (s, 2H), 5.05 (m, 1H), 2.36 (s, 3H), 1.24(d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H).

m/z 448.

(S)-4-amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-(m-tolyl)-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 31)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.80 (dd, J=6.1, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.94 (s, 1H),7.83 (dd, J=9.8, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.67 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 1H), 7.60 (m, 1H), 7.31(m, 4H), 7.19-6.77 (m, 3H), 5.09 (m, 1H), 2.34 (s, 3H), 1.36-1.21 (d,J=6.7 Hz, 3H).

m/z 415.

(S)-2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-(m-tolyl)-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)-amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 32)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.81 (dd, J=6.0, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.84 (dd,J=9.8, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.60 (m, 1H), 7.35 (s, 2H), 7.30-7.00 (m, 3H), 6.94(d, J=6.9 Hz, 1H), 6.57 (s, 2H), 6.11 (bs, 2H), 5.22-4.94 (m, 1H), 2.35(s, 3H), 1.26 (d, J=6.8, 3H).

m/z 430.

(S)-2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 33)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 12.19 (s, 1H), 8.80 (dd, J=6.1, 2.5 Hz, 1H),8.15 (s, 1H), 7.83-7.66 (m, 3H), 7.64-7.31 (m, 5H), 7.13 (s, 1H), 5.43(s, 2H), 5.19 (m, 1H), 1.33 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 3H).

m/z 416.

(S)-4-amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 34)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.83 (dd, J=6.0, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.00-7.81 (m,2H), 7.76 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 1H), 7.71-7.56 (m, 2H), 7.56-7.34 (m, 3H), 7.28(s, 2H), 7.17 (s, 1H), 5.01 (m, 1H), 1.32 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H).

m/z 485.

(S)-2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)-phenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 35)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.84 (dd, J=6.0, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.17 (s, 1H),7.98-7.50 (m, 5H), 7.40 (d, J=7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.16 (s, 1H), 5.43 (s, 2H),5.13 (m, 1H), 1.26 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H).

m/z 500.

(S)-4-amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 36)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.81 (dd, J=6.1, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.94 (s, 1H),7.84 (dd, J=9.8, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.71 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 1H), 7.61 (m, 1H), 7.47(s, 2H), 7.27 (t, J=8.2 Hz, 3H), 7.14 (s, 1H), 5.77 (s, 1H), 5.03 (q,J=6.9 Hz, 1H), 1.30 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

m/z 419.

(S)-2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 37)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.82 (d, J=5.7 Hz, 1H), 7.85 (dd, J=9.6, 5.7Hz, 1H), 7.62 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.29 (t, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.10 (s, 1H),7.00 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 1H), 6.57 (s, 2H), 5.10-5.02 (m, 1H), 1.19 (d, J=6.8Hz, 3H).

m/z 434.

(S)-2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 38)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 12.95 (s, 1H), 8.93-8.51 (m, 1H), 8.34-8.02(m, 4H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.57 (t, J=8.5 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (t, J=8.7 Hz, 2H),7.16 (s, 1H), 5.19 (m, 1H), 1.35 (d, J=7.4 Hz, 3H).

m/z 419.

(S)-2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 39)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 12.13 (s, 1H), 8.81 (dd, J=6.0, 2.4 Hz, 1H),7.80-7.64 (m, 3H), 7.57 (m, 1H), 7.34 (s, 2H), 7.14 (s, 1H), 5.48 (s,2H), 5.17 (m, 1H), 1.27 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H).

m/z 434.

(S)-7-fluoro-2-(1-((5-fluoro-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 40)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 11.43 (s, 1H), 8.81 (dd, J=6.0, 2.5 Hz, 1H),8.04 (s, 1H), 7.79 (dd, J=9.8, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (m, 1H), 7.48 (t, J=7.4Hz, 2H), 7.39 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.22 (s, 1H), 7.18 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 1H),7.10 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 5.20 (q, J=7.0 Hz, 1H), 1.34 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H).

m/z 418.

4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)propyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 41)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 41a(RT-3.74) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is41b (RT-4.31).

41a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.81 (dd, J=6.0, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.93 (s,1H), 7.80 (dd, J=9.8, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.66-7.55 (m, 2H), 7.41 (m, 4H), 7.25(s, 2H), 7.14 (s, 1H), 5.00-4.88 (m, 1H), 1.86 (m, 1H), 1.56 (m, 1H),0.68 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H).

m/z 415.

2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)propyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 42)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 42a(RT-7.29) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is42b (RT-10.08).

42a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.82 (dd, J=6.0, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.81 (dd,J=9.8, 5.7 Hz, 1H), 7.75-7.48 (m, 3H), 7.48-7.19 (m, 2H), 7.11 (s, 1H),6.88 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 6.56 (s, 2H), 5.01-4.87 (m, 1H), 1.86-1.64 (m,1H), 1.63-1.37 (m, 1H), 0.64 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H).

m/z 430.

2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)propyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 43)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on Chiral PAK IA column is 43a(RT-3.95) and the second-eluting enantiomer on Chiral PAK IA column is43b (RT-5.56).

43a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.81 (dd, J=6.1, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.13 (s,2H), 7.75 (s, 1H), 7.57 (d, J=7.4 Hz, 1H), 7.49 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H), 7.40(d, J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 7.17 (s, 1H), 5.11 (m, 1H), 1.90 (m, 1H), 1.63 (m,1H), 0.71 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 3H).

m/z 415.

4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)propyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 44)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 44a(RT-6.05) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is44b (RT-8.86).

44a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.82 (dd, J=6.2, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.92 (s,1H), 7.82 (dd, J=9.8, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.63 (m, 2H), 7.49 (q, J=7.4 Hz, 1H),7.37-7.11 (m, 5H), 4.92 (m, 1H), 1.88 (m, 1H), 1.59 (m, 1H), 0.70 (t,J=7.3 Hz, 3H).

m/z 433.

2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)propyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 45)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 45a(RT-6.80) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is45b (RT-10.24).

45a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.84 (dd, J=6.0, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.83 (dd,J=9.8, 5.7 Hz, 1H), 7.63 (m, 1H), 7.53 (q, J=7.4 Hz, 1H), 7.21 (m, 1H),7.13 (s, 1H), 6.92 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 6.58 (s, 2H), 4.90 (m, 1H),1.82-1.73 (m, 1H), 1.50 (m, 1H), 0.66 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H).

m/z 448.

2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)propyl)-7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 46)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is 46a(RT-4.03) and the second-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is 46b(RT-5.73).

46a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.82 (dd, J=6.0, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.14 (d,J=12.8 Hz, 3H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.66-7.49 (m, 2H), 7.44-7.11 (m, 3H), 5.09(m, 1H), 1.98-1.84 (m, 1H), 1.73-1.59 (m, 1H), 0.74 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 3H).

m/z 433.

2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)propyl)-7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 47)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on Lux Cellulose-1 column is 47a(RT-5.61) and the second-eluting enantiomer on Lux Cellulose-1 column is47b (RT-7.87).

47a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 12.14 (s, 1H), 8.83 (dd, J=5.9, 2.4 Hz,1H), 7.83-7.49 (m, 5H), 7.31-7.09 (m, 2H), 5.41 (s, 2H), 5.03 (m, 1H),1.83 (m, 1H), 1.57 (m, 1H), 0.71 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H).

m/z 448.

(S)-4-amino-6-((1-(3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-7-fluoro-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 48)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.84 (dd, J=6.1, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.92 (s, 1H),7.88 (dd, J=9.8, 5.7 Hz, 1H), 7.78-7.62 (m, 3H), 7.33-7.15 (m, 2H), 5.05(q, J=6.9 Hz, 1H), 1.34 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H).

m/z 437.

(S)-2,4-diamino-6-((1-(3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-7-fluoro-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 49)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.85 (dd, J=5.9, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.90 (dd,J=9.8, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.67 (m, 1H), 7.30-7.19 (m, 2H), 7.16-6.96 (m, 2H),6.67 (s, 1H), 5.02 (q, J=6.9 Hz, 1H), 1.25 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

m/z 452.

(S)-2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-7-fluoro-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 50)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.97 (s, 1H), 8.83 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 1H), 8.29(s, 1H), 8.13 (m, 2H), 7.86-7.77 (m, 1H), 7.66-7.58 (m, 1H), 7.28 (m,3H), 7.19 (s, 1H), 5.20 (m, 1H), 1.38 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H).

m/z 437.

(S)-2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-7-fluoro-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 51)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 12.17 (s, 1H), 8.84 (dd, J=6.1, 2.4 Hz, 1H),8.26 (s, 1H), 7.88-7.78 (m, 1H), 7.72 (s, 2H), 7.63 (dd, J=10.1, 7.6 Hz,1H), 7.23 (m, 3H), 5.14 (m, 1H), 1.31 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H).

m/z 452.

(S)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-2-(1-(thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-ylamino)ethyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 52)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.31 (s, 1H), 8.85-8.77 (m, 2H), 8.35 (s,1H), 7.78 (dd, J=9.8, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (m, 2H), 7.49 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 2H),7.40 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.17 (s, 1H), 5.25 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 1H), 1.39 (d,J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

m/z 418.

(S)-2-amino-4-chloro-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 53)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.84 (dd, J=6.1, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.99-7.86 (m,2H), 7.68-7.58 (m, 2H), 7.46 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 7.38-7.32 (m, 1H), 7.09(s, 1H), 6.96 (s, 1H), 5.77 (s, 1H), 5.11 (q, J=7.0 Hz, 1H), 1.23 (d,J=7.0 Hz, 3H).

m/z 435, 437.

(S)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-2-(1-(pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4-ylamino)ethyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 54)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 8.95-8.75 (m, 3H), 8.44 (s, 1H), 8.12 (dd,J=8.5, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.86 (dd, J=8.5, 4.3 Hz, 1H), 7.77 (dd, J=9.8, 5.8Hz, 1H), 7.62-7.36 (m, 5H), 7.22 (s, 1H), 5.28 (q, J=7.0 Hz, 1H), 1.44(d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H).

m/z 412.

Example 12: Preparation of(S)-4-amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(Compound 14a)

To a stirred solution of(S)-2-(1-aminoethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (7.0 g, 24.80mmol) and 4-amino-6-chloropyrimidine-5-carbonitrile (3.83 g, 24.80 mmol)in DMF (75 mL) was added DIPEA (6.50 mL, 37.2 mmol) at room temperature.The reaction mixture was then heated at 80° C. for 8 h. The reactionmixture was poured into ice-water and the solid precipitated wasfiltered and dried under high vacuum. The solid was then dissolved inethyl acetate (500 mL) and the so formed solution was concentratedslowly on rotary evaporator till a volume remaining in the flask was 100mL. The solid formed in the flask was filtered and dried under highvacuum to obtain 6.4 g of(S)-4-amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile.The product was also recovered from the filtrate by concentrating it andpurifying the residue by flash chromatography, and furthercrystallization using ethyl acetate. The combined yield of(S)-4-amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile(compound 14a) was 7.4 g (74.5%).

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.80 (dd, J=6.0, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.93 (s, 1H),7.83 (m, 1H), 7.68 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 1H), 7.59 (m, 1H), 7.49-7.32 (m, 4H),7.25 (s, 2H), 7.13 (d, J=3.1 Hz, 1H), 5.06 (m, 1H), 1.27 (d, J=6.7 Hz,3H).

m/z 401.

Example 13:2-((4-Amino-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)methyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 55)

A stirred solution of2-(Hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (100 mg, 0.377mmol) and TEA (0.105 mL, 0.754 mmol) in DCM was cooled to 0° C., towhich was then added MeSO₂Cl (0.044 mL, 0.565 mmol) and stirred at 0° C.for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was quenched with cold water andextracted with DCM (2×25 mL), the combined organic layer was washed withwater (2×25 mL), dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered and concentratedunder reduced pressure to obtain a residue. The residue was dissolved inDMF (5 mL) and to which was added Cs₂CO₃ (184 mg, 0.565 mmol) and1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine (61.1 mg, 0.452 mmol). The reactionmixture was then heated at 85° C. for 2 h, and then it was concentratedunder reduced pressure to obtain crude product. The crude product wasthen purified by preparative HPLC to obtain2-((4-Amino-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)methyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 55) in 24% yield.

¹H NMR (400 MHz, Chloroform-δ 8.28 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.44-7.29 (m,7H), 7.01 (m, 2H), 6.50 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 1H), 6.04 (s, 1H), 5.41 (s, 2H),2.99 (s, 3H).

m/z 383.

Example 14

The following compounds were prepared using the process described inabove example 13 with appropriate starting materials/intermediates andunder appropriate reaction conditions.

2-((6-Amino-9H-purin-9-yl)methyl)-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (Compound56)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.95 (m, 1H), 8.07 (s, 1H), 7.99 (s, 1H),7.69 (m, 1H), 7.51-7.35 (m, 6H), 7.27 (s, 2H), 7.19 (m, 1H), 6.28 (s,1H), 5.23 (s, 2H).

m/z 369.

2-(1-(4-Amino-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 57)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is 57a(RT-4.37) and the second-eluting enantiomer on Chiral IA column is 57b(RT-6.63).

57a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Chloroform-δ 8.29 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.40 (d,J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.19 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.15-7.08 (m, 2H), 7.07-6.95 (m,2H), 6.56 (s, 1H), 6.47 (m, 1H), 6.04 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 1H), 5.59 (s, 2H),2.97 (s, 3H), 1.81 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

m/z 415.

Example 15:N-(3-(4-amino-1-(1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-5-fluorophenyl)methanesulfonamide(Compound 58)

To a stirred solution of7-fluoro-2-(1-hydroxyethyl)-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one (0.450 g, 1.588mmol), 3-iodo-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-amine (0.415 g, 1.588 mmol),and triphenylphosphine (0.625 g, 2.383 mmol) in THF (15 ml) was addeddiisopropylazodicarboxylate (0.463 ml, 2.383 mmol) dropwise at 45° C.The resulting mixture was stirred at 45° C. for 26 h. The reactionmixture was quenched with water, extracted with ethyl acetate (3×50 mL),the combined organic layer was dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered andconcentrated under reduced pressure to yield the crude product. Thecrude product was purified by flash column chromatography using 70%ethyl acetate-hexane as an eluent to obtain2-(1-(4-amino-3-iodo-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(0.430 g, 51.4% yield).

A stirred mixture of2-(1-(4-amino-3-iodo-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(0.350 g, 0.665 mmol),N-(3-fluoro-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl)methanesulfonamide(0.524 g, 1.663 mmol), Na₂CO₃ (0.998 ml, 1.995 mmol), PdCl₂ (dppf)(0.073 g, 0.100 mmol) and DMF (3 mL) was heated at 120° C. for 4 h. Thereaction mixture was then poured into water, a solid productprecipitated was filtered, dried and purified by flash columnchromatography using 80% ethyl acetate-hexane as an eluent to yieldracemicN-(3-(4-amino-1-(1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-5-fluorophenyl)methanesulfonamide(Compound 58) in 64% yield.

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 58a(RT-5.26) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is58b (RT-6.67).

58a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.84 (dd, J=6.0, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.16 (s,1H), 7.92 (dd, J=9.8, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.64 (m, 1H), 7.60-7.19 (m, 7H), 7.09(dd, J=10.8, 2.2 Hz, 1H), 6.93 (s, 1H), 6.03 (q, J=7.0 Hz, 1H), 3.11 (s,3H), 1.74 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

m/z 588.

Example 16

The following compounds were prepared using the process described inExample 15 with appropriate starting materials/intermediates and underappropriate reaction conditions.

2-(1-(4-amino-3-(3-fluoro-5-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 59)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.23 (s, 1H), 8.84 (dd, J=6.1, 2.4 Hz, 1H),8.16 (s, 1H), 7.93 (dd, J=9.8, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.63 (m, 1H), 7.42 (m, 5H),6.98 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 6.89 (s, 1H), 6.69 (m, 1H), 6.02 (q, J=7.4 Hz,1H), 1.74 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

m/z 511.

2-(1-(4-amino-3-(3-fluoro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 60)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.24 (s, 1H), 8.82 (dd, J=5.9, 2.5 Hz, 1H),8.14 (s, 1H), 7.94 (dd, J=9.8, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.61 (m, 1H), 7.48 (m, 7H),7.41-7.32 (m, 2H), 7.12 (t, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 6.90 (s, 1H), 5.99 (q, J=6.8Hz, 1H), 1.72 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

m/z 511.

2-(1-(4-amino-3-(4-fluoro-3-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 61)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.83 (dd, J=5.9, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.14 (s, 1H),7.91 (dd, J=9.8, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.76-7.24 (m, 8H), 7.13 (m, 1H), 6.90 (s,1H), 6.01 (q, J=7.0 Hz, 1H), 1.73 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

m/z 511.

2-(1-(4-amino-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 62)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.77 (s, 1H), 8.84 (d, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 8.16(s, 1H), 7.91 (dd, J=9.8, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.80-7.25 (m, 7H), 7.15 (d,J=10.4 Hz, 2H), 6.91 (d, J=9.1 Hz, 2H), 6.02 (q, J=7.0 Hz, 1H), 5.77 (s,2H), 1.75 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 3H).

m/z 493.

2-(1-(4-amino-5-(3-fluoro-5-hydroxyphenyl)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 63)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.09 (d, J=0.9 Hz, 1H), 8.84 (dd, J=6.0,2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.05 (s, 1H), 7.86 (dd, J=9.8, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.75-7.51 (m,2H), 7.44 (s, 4H), 7.37 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 6.81 (m, 1H), 6.76 (d, J=2.3Hz, 2H), 6.55 (m, 1H), 6.24 (s, 2H), 5.88 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 1H), 1.66 (d,J=7.2 Hz, 3H).

m/z 510.

2-(1-(4-amino-3-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 64)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is 64a(RT-5.03) and the second-eluting enantiomer on CHIRALPAK IA column is64b (RT-7.28).

64a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.82 (dd, J=5.9, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.50 (d,J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.16 (s, 1H), 8.03 (dd, J=8.5, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.95 (dd,J=9.8, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.62 (m, 1H), 7.44 (m, 7H), 7.00 (d, J=8.6 Hz, 1H),6.93 (s, 1H), 6.02 (q, J=6.9 Hz, 1H), 3.95 (s, 3H), 1.73 (d, J=7.1 Hz,3H).

m/z 508.

2-(1-(4-amino-3-(2-oxoindolin-5-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 65)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.60 (s, 1H), 8.83 (d, J=5.5 Hz, 1H), 8.14(s, 1H), 7.92 (dd, J=9.8, 5.8 Hz, 2H), 7.65-7.57 (m, 3H), 7.53 (d, J=8.1Hz, 1H), 7.49-7.37 (m, 5H), 7.00 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 6.92 (s, 1H), 6.01(q, J=7.0 Hz, 1H), 3.60 (s, 2H), 1.73 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

m/z 532.

(S)-2-(1-(4-amino-3-(6-hydroxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 66)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 11.87 (s, 1H), 8.85-8.81 (m, 1H), 8.13 (s,1H), 7.93 (dd, J=9.9, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.81 (dd, J=9.5, 2.6 Hz, 1H),7.66-7.58 (m, 2H), 7.52-7.35 (m, 5H), 6.88 (s, 1H), 6.49 (d, J=9.5 Hz,1H), 5.98 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 1H), 1.71 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

m/z 494.

N-(5-(4-amino-1-(1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-2-methoxypyridin-3-yl)methanesulfonamide(Compound 67)

The racemic product was purified through chiral HPLC to obtain twofractions. The first-eluting enantiomer on Chiral PAK ID column is 67a(RT-4.04) and the second-eluting enantiomer on Chiral PAK ID column is67b (RT-4.75).

67a: ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.83 (dd, J=6.0, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.27 (d,J=2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.16 (s, 1H), 7.95-7.87 (m, 2H), 7.63 (m, 1H), 7.53-7.35(m, 5H), 6.95 (s, 1H), 6.02 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 1H), 4.00 (s, 3H), 3.08 (s,3H), 1.75 (d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

m/z 601.

(S)—N-(5-(4-amino-1-(1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-2-hydroxypyridin-3-yl)methanesulfonamide(Compound 68)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 12.29 (s, 1H), 8.98 (s, 1H), 8.85-8.81 (m,1H), 8.14 (s, 1H), 7.89-7.85 (m, 1H), 7.69-7.61 (m, 2H), 7.51-7.36 (m,5H), 6.92 (d, J=9.5 Hz, 1H), 5.99 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 1H), 3.14 (s, 3H), 1.72(d, J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

m/z 587.

2-(1-(4-amino-3-(3-fluoro-5-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one(Compound 69)

¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.83 (d, J=5.7 Hz, 1H), 8.17 (s, 1H), 7.93(dd, J=9.9, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 7.86-7.32 (m, 8H), 7.27 (d, J=9.8 Hz, 1H), 6.89(s, 1H), 6.03 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 1H), 5.47 (s, 1H), 4.64 (s, 2H), 1.74 (d,J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

m/z 525.

Example 17: Identification of PI3K Inhibitors

A) Cell Based Assay for PI3Kα and PI3Kβ

Inhibition of PI3K activity was assessed using cell based assay.MDA-MB-453 cell line harboring PI3Kα activating mutation and 786-0 cellshaving constitutive expression of PI3Kβ were used for analyzing theinhibition of PI3Kα and PI3Kβ respectively. Cells were seeded in 96-wellclear bottom plate at a density of 40000 cells/well and incubatedovernight at 37° C. and 5% CO₂. Cells were then supplemented withcomplete medium and were treated with compounds for 1 h at 37° C. and 5%CO₂. To evaluate the effect of compound treatment on PI3K activity,AlphaScreen® SureFire® Cell-based Assay (Perkin-Elmer, Waltham, Mass.,USA) was performed as per manufacturer's instruction. Cell culturemedium was removed and cells were washed twice with PBS. Cells werelysed with 20 μL of 2× lysis buffer at ambient temperature for 10 min. 5μl of acceptor beads were added to 384 well Proxiplate plate (PerkinElmer Life Science, USA). 4 μL of lysate was added to the 384-wellProxiplate. After 2 h of incubation at ambient temperature, 2 μL ofstreptavidin coated donor beads were added. Relative luciferase unitswere measured in Pherastar microplate reader (BMG Labtech, Germany) at520-620 nm. PI3K inhibition by compounds was calculated as indicatedbelow:

${\%\mspace{14mu}{Inhibition}} = {100 - {\frac{{{RLU}\mspace{14mu}{of}\mspace{14mu}{compound}} - {{RLU}\mspace{14mu}{of}\mspace{14mu}{lysis}\mspace{14mu}{buffer}\mspace{14mu}{blank}}}{{{RLU}\mspace{14mu}{of}\mspace{14mu}{control}\mspace{14mu}{cells}} - {{RLU}\mspace{14mu}{of}\mspace{14mu}{lysis}\mspace{14mu}{buffer}\mspace{14mu}{blank}}} \times 100}}$B) Cell Based Assay for PI3Kγ

Raw 264.7 cells were maintained in DMEM (Sigma) supplemented with 10%fetal bovine serum (heat inactivated) (FBS, Sigma), 100 U penicillin/mL,and 100 μg/mL streptomycin and incubated at 37° C. and 5% CO₂. Cellswere harvested by detachment with trypsin-EDTA, centrifuged andresuspended in complete medium. Cells were seeded at a density of 40000cells/well in complete medium (100 μL/well) into 96-well clear bottomplates and incubated for 1 day at 37° C., 5% CO₂. Next day, the mediumwas removed by gentle aspiration and replaced with 100 μL medium withoutserum and incubated for 1 h at 37° C., 5% CO₂. Media was removed bygentle aspiration and 30 μL of serially diluted compounds in DMSO wereadded with an additional incubation of 1 h at 37° C., 5% CO₂. Cells werethen stimulated with 30 μL complement component C5a (10 nM) for 3 minfollowed by washing with 50 μL/well PBS. After stimulation, cells werelysed with 20 μL of 2× lysis buffer and the plate was shaken on anorbital plate shaker at approximately 300 rpm for 10 min. AlphaScreen®SureFire® Cell-based Assay (Perkin-Elmer, Waltham, Mass., USA) wasperformed to measure phosphorylation of AKT, in the cells according tothe manufacturer's instructions. The luminescence was measured using analpha technology-compatible plate reader BMG Labtech, Germany) at520-620 nm. Percentage inhibition was calculated according to formula:

$\frac{100 - \begin{matrix}\left\lbrack {\left( {{{RLU}\mspace{14mu}{of}\mspace{14mu}{compound}} - {{RLU}\mspace{14mu}{of}\mspace{14mu}{lysis}\mspace{14mu}{buffer}\mspace{14mu}{blank}}} \right) -} \right. \\\left. \left( {{{RLU}\mspace{14mu}{of}\mspace{14mu}{control}\mspace{14mu}{cells}} - {{RLU}\mspace{14mu}{of}\mspace{14mu}{lysis}\mspace{14mu}{buffer}\mspace{14mu}{blank}}} \right) \right\rbrack\end{matrix}}{\begin{matrix}\left\lbrack {\left( {{{RLU}\mspace{14mu}{of}\mspace{14mu}{DMSO}\mspace{14mu}{control}} - {{RLU}\mspace{14mu}{of}\mspace{14mu}{lysis}\mspace{14mu}{buffer}\mspace{14mu}{blank}}} \right) -} \right. \\\left. \left( {{{RLU}\mspace{14mu}{of}\mspace{14mu}{control}\mspace{14mu}{cells}} - {{RLU}\mspace{14mu}{of}\mspace{14mu}{lysis}\mspace{14mu}{buffer}\mspace{14mu}{blank}}} \right) \right\rbrack\end{matrix}} \times 100$C) Cell Based Assay for PI3Kδ

Raji cells were maintained in RPMI-1640 (Sigma) supplemented with 10%fetal bovine serum (heat inactivated) (FBS, Sigma), 100 U penicillin/mL,and 100 ng/mL streptomycin and incubated at 37° C. and 5% CO₂. Cellswere centrifuged and resuspended in a complete medium. The requirednumbers of cells were transferred to a tissue culture flask containingmedium without serum for 1 h at 37° C., 5% CO₂. Following 1 h serumstarvation, cells were centrifuged and resuspended in Hank's BalancedSalt Solution (HBSS, Sigma) and seeded in at a density of 1 millioncells/well in 96-well clear bottom plates. The cells were treated withtest compounds for 1 h at 37° C., 5% CO₂. Cells were then stimulatedwith anti-IgM (3 μg/mL) for 30 min. After Stimulation, cells were lysedwith 15 μL of 5× lysis buffer and the plate was shaken on an orbitalplate shaker at approximately 300 rpm for 10 min. AlphaScreen® SureFire®Cell-based Assay (Perkin-Elmer, Waltham, Mass., USA) was performed tomeasure phosphorylation of AKT, in the cells according to themanufacturer's instructions. The luminescence was measured using analpha technology-compatible plate reader BMG Labtech, Germany) at520-620 nm. Percentage inhibition was calculated according to formula:

$\frac{100 - \begin{matrix}\left\lbrack {\left( {{{RLU}\mspace{14mu}{of}\mspace{14mu}{compound}} - {{RLU}\mspace{14mu}{of}\mspace{14mu}{lysis}\mspace{14mu}{buffer}\mspace{14mu}{blank}}} \right) -} \right. \\\left. \left( {{{RLU}\mspace{14mu}{of}\mspace{14mu}{control}\mspace{14mu}{cells}} - {{RLU}\mspace{14mu}{of}\mspace{14mu}{lysis}\mspace{14mu}{buffer}\mspace{14mu}{blank}}} \right) \right\rbrack\end{matrix}}{\begin{matrix}\left\lbrack {\left( {{{RLU}\mspace{14mu}{of}\mspace{14mu}{DMSO}\mspace{14mu}{control}} - {{RLU}\mspace{14mu}{of}\mspace{14mu}{lysis}\mspace{14mu}{buffer}\mspace{14mu}{blank}}} \right) -} \right. \\\left. \left( {{{RLU}\mspace{14mu}{of}\mspace{14mu}{control}\mspace{14mu}{cells}} - {{RLU}\mspace{14mu}{of}\mspace{14mu}{lysis}\mspace{14mu}{buffer}\mspace{14mu}{blank}}} \right) \right\rbrack\end{matrix}} \times 100$

IC₅₀ values were calculated by plotting % inhibition against therespective concentrations of test compounds using GraphPad Prism 5.

PI3Kδ inhibition IC₅₀ of the compounds of invention is provided in Table1 below: Compounds with IC₅₀ between 0.1 nM and 10 nM are grouped undergroup A, compounds with IC₅₀ between 11 nM and 50 nM are grouped undergroup B, and compounds with IC₅₀ between 51 nM and 250 nM are groupedunder group C.

TABLE 1 Group Compound Nos. A 2a, 6a, 7a, 8a, 9a, 10a, 11a, 12a, 13a,16a, 17a, 18a, 21a, 22a, 23a, 24a, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 40, 42a,45a, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 59, 61, 62, 63, and 67a. B 4a, 14a, 15a, 19a,20a, 29, 31, 34, 36, 41a, 44a, 47b, 50, 51, 58a, 60, and 64a. C 5a, and65.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A compound of the general formula (I), itstautomeric form, its stereoisomer, or its pharmaceutically acceptablesalt,

wherein, R¹ is selected from

wherein, R^(1A) is independently selected at each occurrence fromhalogen, hydroxy, hydroxyalkyl, and —NHSO₂CH₃; R^(1B) is independentlyselected at each occurrence from hydroxy, alkoxy and —NHSO₂CH₃; or b)—NH—R^(1a); wherein R^(1a) is selected from

wherein, R^(1C) is selected from hydrogen, halogen, and amino; R^(1D) isselected from halogen and cyano; R^(1E) is selected from hydrogen andamino; R^(1F) is selected from hydrogen, halogen, and alkyl; R² isselected from hydrogen, substituted- or unsubstituted-alkyl,hydroxyalkyl, —OR⁵, (CH₂)_(m)NR⁶R⁷, and ⁻C(═O)—NR⁶R⁷; R³ is selectedfrom substituted- or unsubstituted aryl, substituted- or unsubstitutedcycloalkyl, and substituted- or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl; R⁴ isindependently selected at each occurrence from halogen, substituted- orunsubstituted-alkyl, substituted- or unsubstituted-aryl, substituted- orunsubstituted-heteroaryl, substituted- or unsubstituted-heterocycle,substituted- or unsubstituted-carbocycle, and —OR⁵; R⁵ is substituted-or unsubstituted-alkyl; R⁶ and R⁷ are each independently selected fromhydrogen and substituted- or unsubstituted-alkyl; n is an integerselected from 0, 1, and 2; m is an integer selected from 1, 2, 3, and 4;p is an integer selected from 0, 1, and 2; and q is an integer selectedfrom 0, 1, and 2; wherein: when an ‘alkyl’ group is substituted, it issubstituted with 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from oxo(═O), halogen, nitro, cyano, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, —OR^(8b), —SO₂R^(8a), —C(═O)OR^(8a),—OC(═O)R^(8a), —C(═O)N(H)R⁸, —C(═O)N(alkyl)R⁸, —N(H)C(═O)R^(8a),—N(H)R⁸, and —N(alkyl)R⁸; when ‘cycloalkyl’, ‘cycloalkenyl’ and‘carbocycle’ are substituted, each of them is substituted with 1 to 3substituents independently selected from oxo (═O), halogen, nitro,cyano, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, perhaloalkyl, aryl,heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, —OR^(8b), —SO₂R^(8a), —C(═O)R^(8a),—C(═O)OR^(8a), —OC(═O)R^(8a), —C(═O)N(H)R⁸, —C(═O)N(alkyl)R⁸,—N(H)C(═O)R^(8a), —N(H)R⁸, and —N(alkyl)R⁸; when the ‘aryl’ group issubstituted, it is substituted with 1 to 3 substituents independentlyselected from halogen, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, alkyl, alkenyl,perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, heteroaryl,—O-alkyl, —O-perhaloalkyl, —N(alkyl)alkyl, —N(H)alkyl, —NH₂, —SO₂-alkyl,—SO₂-perhaloalkyl, —N(alkyl)C(═O)alkyl, —N(H)C(═O)alkyl,—C(═O)N(alkyl)alkyl, —C(═O)N(H)alkyl, —C(═O)N(H)cycloalkyl, —C(═O)NH₂,—SO₂N(alkyl)alkyl, —SO₂N(H)alkyl, —SO₂NH₂, —C(═O)OH, and —C(═O)O-alkyl;when the ‘heteroaryl’ group is substituted, it is substituted with 1 to3 substituents independently selected from halogen, cyano, hydroxy,alkyl, alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl,—O-alkyl, O-perhaloalkyl, —N(alkyl)alkyl, —N(H)alkyl, —NH₂, —SO₂-alkyl,—SO₂-perhaloalkyl, —N(alkyl)C(═O)alkyl, —N(H)C(═O)alkyl,—C(═O)N(alkyl)alkyl, —C(═O)N(H)alkyl, —C(═O)NH₂, —SO₂N(alkyl)alkyl,—SO₂N(H)alkyl, —SO₂NH₂, —C(═O)OH, and —C(═O)O-alkyl; when the‘heterocyclyl’ and ‘heterocycle’ are substituted, each of them issubstituted either on a ring carbon atom or on a ring hetero atom, andwhen it is substituted on a ring carbon atom, it is substituted with 1to 3 substituents independently selected from halogen, nitro, cyano, oxo(═O), alkyl, alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl,heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, —SO₂R^(8a), —OR^(8b), —C(═O)OR^(8a),—OC(═O)R^(8a), —C(═O)N(H)R⁸, —C(═O)N(alkyl)R⁸, —N(H)C(═O)R^(8a),—N(H)R⁸, and —N(alkyl)R⁸; and when the heterocyclic group is substitutedon a ring nitrogen, it is substituted with substituents independentlyselected from alkyl, alkenyl, hydroxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,aryl, heteroaryl, —SO₂R^(8a), —C(═O)R^(8c), C(═O)OR^(8a), —C(═O)N(H)R⁸,and —C(═O)N(alkyl)R⁸; R⁸ is selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl,and heterocyclyl; R^(8a) is selected from the group consisting of alkyl,alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, andheterocyclyl; R^(8b) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen,alkyl, alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl,heteroaryl, and heterocyclyl; and R^(8c) is selected from the groupconsisting of alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkenyl, perhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl,cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclyl.
 2. The compound offormula (I), its tautomeric form, its stereoisomer, or itspharmaceutically acceptable salt, as claimed in claim 1, wherein R¹ isselected from

b) —NH—R^(1a); wherein R^(1a) is selected from


3. The compound of formula (I), its tautomeric form, its stereoisomer,or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, as claimed in claim 1, whereinR² is selected from hydrogen and alkyl.
 4. The compound of formula (I),its tautomeric form, its stereoisomer, or its pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt, as claimed in claim 1, wherein R³ is substituted- orunsubstituted aryl.
 5. The compound of formula (I), its tautomeric form,its stereoisomer, or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, as claimed inclaim 1, wherein R³ is selected from phenyl, 3-fluorophenyl,4-fluorophenyl, 3,5-difluorophenyl, 3,4-difluorophenyl,3-fluoro-5-methylphenyl, 3-methylphenyl and 3-trifluoromethoxyphenyl. 6.The compound of formula (I), its tautomeric form, its stereoisomer, orits pharmaceutically acceptable salt, as claimed in claim 1, wherein R⁴is independently selected at each occurrence from halogen and alkyl. 7.The compound of formula (I), its tautomeric form, its stereoisomer, orits pharmaceutically acceptable salt, as claimed in claim 1, wherein R¹is selected from

d) —NH—R^(1a); wherein R^(1a) is selected from

R² is selected from hydrogen and alkyl; R³ is substituted- orunsubstituted aryl; and R⁴ is independently selected at each occurrencefrom halogen and alkyl.
 8. The compound of formula (I), its tautomericform, its stereoisomer, or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, asclaimed in claim 1, wherein the compound is selected from:2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;4-Amino-6-((1-(4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;4-Amino-6-((1-(3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;4-Amino-6-((1-(6-methyl-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2-(1-((2-Amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-((2-Fluoro-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;4-Amino-6-((1-(3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-((2-Amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2-(1-((2-Amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;4-Amino-6-((1-(3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;4-Amino-6-((1-(3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2-Amino-4-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2-Amino-4-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-6-methylpyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-6-methyl-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;(S)-2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-2-amino-4-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-2-amino-4-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-6-methylpyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-4-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-4-amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluoro-5-methylphenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluoro-5-methylphenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-4-amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-(m-tolyl)-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-(m-tolyl)-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)-amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;(S)-4-amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)-phenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;(S)-4-amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;(S)-2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;(S)-7-fluoro-2-(1-((5-fluoro-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)propyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)propyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)propyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)propyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)propyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)propyl)-7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)propyl)-7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;(S)-4-amino-6-((1-(3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-7-fluoro-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-2,4-diamino-6-((1-(3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-7-fluoro-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-7-fluoro-4H-quinolizin-4-one;(S)-2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-7-fluoro-4H-quinolizin-4-one;(S)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-2-(1-(thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-ylamino)ethyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;(S)-2-amino-4-chloro-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-2-(1-(pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4-ylamino)ethyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-((4-Amino-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yOmethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-((6-Amino-9H-purin-9-yl)methyl)-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-(4-Amino-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;N-(3-(4-amino-1-(1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-5-fluorophenyl)methanesulfonamide;2-(1-(4-amino-3-(3-fluoro-5-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-(4-amino-3-(3-fluoro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-(4-amino-3-(4-fluoro-3-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-(4-amino-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-(4-amino-5-(3-fluoro-5-hydroxyphenyl)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-(4-amino-3-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-(4-amino-3-(2-oxoindolin-5-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;(S)-2-(1-(4-amino-3-(6-hydroxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;N-(5-(4-amino-1-(1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-2-methoxypyridin-3-yl)methanesulfonamide;(S)—N-(5-(4-amino-1-(1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-2-hydroxypyridin-3-yl)methanesulfonamide;and2-(1-(4-amino-3-(3-fluoro-5-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one.9. The compound of formula (I), its tautomeric form, its stereoisomer,or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, as claimed in claim 1, whereinthe compound is selected from:2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;4-Amino-6-((1-(4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;4-Amino-6-((1-(3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;4-Amino-6-((1-(6-methyl-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2-(1-((2-Amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-((2-Fluoro-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;4-Amino-6-((1-(3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-((2-Amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2-(1-((2-Amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;4-Amino-6-((1-(3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;4-Amino-6-((1-(3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2-Amino-4-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2-Amino-4-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-6-methylpyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-6-methyl-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-6-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-6-methyl-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;(S)-2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-2-amino-4-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-2-amino-4-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-6-methylpyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-4-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-4-amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluoro-5-methylphenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluoro-5-methylphenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-4-amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-(m-tolyl)-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-(m-tolyl)-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)-amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;(S)-4-amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-4-amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-7-fluoro-2-(1-((5-fluoro-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)propyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)propyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)propyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)propyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)propyl)-7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;(S)-4-amino-6-((1-(3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-7-fluoro-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-2,4-diamino-6-((1-(3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-7-fluoro-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-7-fluoro-4H-quinolizin-4-one;(S)-2-(1-((2-amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-7-fluoro-4H-quinolizin-4-one;(S)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-2-(1-(thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidin-7-ylamino)ethyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;(S)-2-amino-4-chloro-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;(S)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-2-(1-(pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4-ylamino)ethyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;N-(3-(4-amino-1-(1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-5-fluorophenyl)methanesulfonamide;2-(1-(4-amino-3-(3-fluoro-5-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-(4-amino-3-(3-fluoro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-(4-amino-3-(4-fluoro-3-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-(4-amino-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-(4-amino-5-(3-fluoro-5-hydroxyphenyl)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-(4-amino-3-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;2-(1-(4-amino-3-(2-oxoindolin-5-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one;andN-(5-(4-amino-1-(1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-2-methoxypyridin-3-yl)methanesulfonamide.10. The compound of formula (I), its tautomeric form, its stereoisomer,or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, as claimed in claim 1, whereinthe compound is selected from:4-amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;4-Amino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-oxo-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;2-(1-((2-Amino-9H-purin-6-yl)amino)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4H-quinolizin-4-one;(S)-2,4-diamino-6-((1-(7-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-2-yl)ethyl)amino)-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile;and2-(1-(4-amino-3-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-7-fluoro-3-phenyl-4H-quinolizin-4-one.11. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of claim 1, itstautomeric form, its stereoisomer, or its pharmaceutically acceptablesalt, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
 12. A method ofinhibiting PI3K delta activity in a mammal in need thereof comprisingadministering to the mammal an effective amount of a compound, itstautomeric form, its stereoisomer, or its pharmaceutically acceptablesalt, of claim
 1. 13. A method of inhibiting PI3K delta activity in amammal in need thereof comprising administering to the mammal aneffective amount of a compound, its tautomeric form, its stereoisomer,or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, of claim
 8. 14. The method ofclaim 12, wherein the mammal in need thereof is suffering fromtransplant rejection, lymphocytic leukemia, or lymphoma.
 15. The methodof claim 14, wherein the lymphoma is non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
 16. Themethod of claim 12, wherein the mammal in need thereof is suffering froma cancer selected from the group consisting of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma,follicular lymphoma, acute or chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Hodgkin'slymphoma, acute or chronic myeloid leukemia, myeloma, melanoma, B-celllymphoma, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma, natural killercell lymphoma, myeloproliferative neoplasms, myelodysplastic syndrome,mesothelioma, pancreatic, oesophageal, liver, cervical, endometrial,biliary, breast, ovarian, prostate, gastrointestinal, stomach, sarcoma,skin, colon, colorectal, non-small cell lung, bladder, gastrointestinalstromal, renal, central nervous system, brain, head or neck, thyroid,and testicular cancer.
 17. The method of claim 12, wherein the mammal inneed thereof is suffering from a cancer selected from the groupconsisting of acute myeloid leukemia, chronic lymphocytic Leukemia,chronic myelogenous leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin'slymphoma, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, small lymphocytic leukemia,follicular lymphoma, and multiple myeloma.
 18. The method of claim 13,wherein the mammal in need thereof is suffering from a cancer selectedfrom the group consisting of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, follicularlymphoma, acute or chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Hodgkin's lymphoma,acute or chronic myeloid leukemia, myeloma, melanoma, B-cell lymphoma,diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma, natural killer celllymphoma, myeloproliferative neoplasms, myelodysplastic syndrome,mesothelioma, pancreatic, oesophageal, liver, cervical, endometrial,biliary, breast, ovarian, prostate, gastrointestinal, stomach, sarcoma,skin, colon, colorectal, non-small cell lung, bladder, gastrointestinalstromal, renal, central nervous system, brain, head or neck, thyroid,and testicular cancer.
 19. The method of claim 12, wherein the mammal inneed thereof is suffering from an auto-immune disease selected from thegroup consisting of Sjogren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, allergy,psoriasis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, organtransplant rejection, glomerulonephritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis,Crohn's disease, activated PI3K delta syndrome, and inflammation. 20.The method of claim 13, wherein the mammal in need thereof is sufferingfrom an auto-immune disease selected from the group consisting ofSjogren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, allergy, psoriasis, asthma,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, organ transplant rejection,glomerulonephritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease,activated PI3K delta syndrome, and inflammation.
 21. The method of claim12, wherein the mammal in need thereof is suffering from an inflammatorydisease selected from the group consisting of chronic obstructivepulmonary disease, allergies, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, andbronchitis.
 22. The method of claim 13, wherein the mammal in needthereof is suffering from an inflammatory disease selected from thegroup consisting of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, allergies,rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, and bronchitis.